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Premier League · Regular Season - 29 · 2027-03-13 15:00 UTC · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

CoventryTeam strength 1661.5 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Man City
single most likely score: 02 (12.9%)
Man CityTeam strength 1970.9 · projected league finish #2
Coventry wins 11.2%Draw — neither team wins 22.2%Man City wins 66.6%Average simulated goals 0.742.04

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

Why does Man City have the highest number? Man City 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 0.74for Coventry and 2.04 for Man City. That makes Man City the highest of the three result estimates at 66.6%. For the full league season, Coventry is projected to earn about 33points and Man City about 72. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Coventry a 11.2% chance of beating Man City at home in the Premier League on 2027-03-13, with 22.2% for the draw and 66.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (12.9%), with average simulated goals of 0.742.04; the chance of both teams scoring is 46.7% 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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07.411.412.98.84.52.7
13.410.69.66.53.32.0
21.73.53.52.41.20.7
30.40.90.90.60.30.2
40.10.20.20.10.10.0
5+0.00.00.00.00.00.0

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
02 12.9%01 11.4%11 10.6%12 9.6%03 8.8%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score46.7%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Coventry avoids defeat33.4%
Man City avoids defeat88.8%
Coventry allows no goals13.0%
Man City allows no goals47.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Coventry3372.5%
Man City7212.9%82.1%

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