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Premier League · Regular Season - 18 · 2026-12-30 20:00 UTC · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

CoventryTeam strength 1661.5 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Brentford
single most likely score: 11 (12.8%)
BrentfordTeam strength 1836.6 · projected league finish #9
Coventry wins 22.4%Draw — neither team wins 26.9%Brentford wins 50.7%Average simulated goals 1.071.71

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

Why does Brentford have the highest number? Brentford 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 1.07for Coventry and 1.71 for Brentford. That makes Brentford the highest of the three result estimates at 50.7%. For the full league season, Coventry is projected to earn about 33points and Brentford about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Coventry a 22.4% chance of beating Brentford at home in the Premier League on 2026-12-30, with 26.9% for the draw and 50.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.8%), with average simulated goals of 1.071.71; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.4% 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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07.79.19.05.12.21.0
15.212.89.75.52.41.1
23.66.15.23.01.30.6
31.32.21.91.10.50.2
40.30.60.50.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.10.10.00.0

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 12.8%12 9.7%01 9.1%02 9.0%00 7.7%21 6.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.4%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Coventry avoids defeat49.3%
Brentford avoids defeat77.6%
Coventry allows no goals18.2%
Brentford allows no goals34.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Coventry3372.5%
Brentford550.2%8.6%1.1%

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