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La Liga · Regular Season - 1 · 2026-08-16 15:00 UTC · Estadio Municipal de Riazor

DeporTeam strength 1546.3 · projected league finish #20
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Elche
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
ElcheTeam strength 1623.4 · projected league finish #17
Depor wins 32.6%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Elche wins 39.0%Average simulated goals 1.321.46

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

Why does Elche have the highest number? Elche currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Depor playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.32for Depor and 1.46 for Elche. That makes Elche the highest of the three result estimates at 39.0%. For the full league season, Depor is projected to earn about 34points and Elche about 44. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Depor a 32.6% chance of beating Elche at home in the La Liga on 2026-08-16, with 28.4% for the draw and 39.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.321.46; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.8% 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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07.87.56.63.21.20.4
16.613.58.74.31.60.6
25.47.95.82.81.00.4
32.43.52.51.20.50.2
40.81.10.80.40.10.1
5+0.30.40.30.10.00.0

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 13.5%12 8.7%21 7.9%00 7.8%01 7.5%10 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.8%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Depor avoids defeat61.0%
Elche avoids defeat67.4%
Depor allows no goals23.2%
Elche allows no goals26.7%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Depor3469.7%
Elche440.8%21.5%

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