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La Liga · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-23 15:00 UTC

ElcheTeam strength 1623.4 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Barcelona
single most likely score: 02 (13.5%)
BarcelonaTeam strength 1951.6 · projected league finish #1
Elche wins 10.0%Draw — neither team wins 21.3%Barcelona wins 68.7%Average simulated goals 0.692.09

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

Why does Barcelona have the highest number? Barcelona currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Elche playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.69for Elche and 2.09 for Barcelona. That makes Barcelona the highest of the three result estimates at 68.7%. For the full league season, Elche is projected to earn about 44points and Barcelona about 86. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Elche a 10.0% chance of beating Barcelona at home in the La Liga on 2026-08-23, with 21.3% for the draw and 68.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 0.692.09; the chance of both teams scoring is 44.9% 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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07.411.813.59.44.93.0
13.110.19.46.53.42.1
21.53.13.22.31.20.7
30.30.70.70.50.30.2
40.10.10.10.10.00.0
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 13.5%01 11.8%11 10.1%03 9.4%12 9.4%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score44.9%
2 or more total goals77.7%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Elche avoids defeat31.3%
Barcelona avoids defeat90.0%
Elche allows no goals12.4%
Barcelona allows no goals50.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Elche440.8%21.5%
Barcelona8661.7%>99%

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