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La Liga · Regular Season - 34 · 2027-05-02 15:00 UTC

ElcheTeam strength 1623.4 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Elche
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
EspanyolTeam strength 1629.5 · projected league finish #15
Elche wins 40.7%Draw — neither team wins 28.3%Espanyol wins 31.0%Average simulated goals 1.501.28

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

Why does Elche have the highest number? Espanyol 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 1.50for Elche and 1.28 for Espanyol. That makes Elche the highest of the three result estimates at 40.7%. For the full league season, Elche is projected to earn about 44points and Espanyol about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Elche a 40.7% chance of beating Espanyol at home in the La Liga on 2027-05-02, with 28.3% for the draw and 31.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.501.28; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.7% 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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07.76.45.12.20.70.2
17.713.57.63.31.10.3
26.98.95.72.50.80.3
33.54.52.91.20.40.1
41.31.71.10.50.10.0
5+0.50.70.40.20.10.0

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%21 8.9%00 7.7%10 7.7%12 7.6%20 6.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Elche avoids defeat69.0%
Espanyol avoids defeat59.3%
Elche allows no goals27.7%
Espanyol allows no goals22.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Elche440.8%21.5%
Espanyol451.0%17.8%

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