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Premier League · Regular Season - 27 · 2027-02-27 15:00 UTC · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

CoventryTeam strength 1661.5 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bournemouth
single most likely score: 11 (12.4%)
BournemouthTeam strength 1872 · projected league finish #6
Coventry wins 19.1%Draw — neither team wins 25.9%Bournemouth wins 54.9%Average simulated goals 0.991.80

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Bournemouth have the highest number? Bournemouth currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Coventry playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.99for Coventry and 1.80 for Bournemouth. That makes Bournemouth the highest of the three result estimates at 54.9%. For the full league season, Coventry is projected to earn about 33points and Bournemouth about 59. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Coventry a 19.1% chance of beating Bournemouth at home in the Premier League on 2027-02-27, with 25.9% for the draw and 54.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.4%), with average simulated goals of 0.991.80; the chance of both teams scoring is 53.7% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.69.710.06.02.71.3
14.712.49.85.92.61.3
23.05.44.92.91.30.7
31.01.81.61.00.40.2
40.20.40.40.20.10.1
5+0.10.10.10.10.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
11 12.4%02 10.0%12 9.8%01 9.7%00 7.6%03 6.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score53.7%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Coventry avoids defeat45.1%
Bournemouth avoids defeat80.9%
Coventry allows no goals16.6%
Bournemouth allows no goals37.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Coventry3372.5%
Bournemouth590.5%20.6%0.2%

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