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La Liga · Regular Season - 6 · 2026-09-16 15:00 UTC

ElcheTeam strength 1623.4 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Real Madrid
single most likely score: 02 (12.6%)
Real MadridTeam strength 1922.9 · projected league finish #2
Elche wins 11.9%Draw — neither team wins 22.6%Real Madrid wins 65.5%Average simulated goals 0.762.02

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

Why does Real Madrid have the highest number? Real Madrid 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 0.76for Elche and 2.02 for Real Madrid. That makes Real Madrid the highest of the three result estimates at 65.5%. For the full league season, Elche is projected to earn about 44points and Real Madrid about 82. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Elche a 11.9% chance of beating Real Madrid at home in the La Liga on 2026-09-16, with 22.6% for the draw and 65.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (12.6%), with average simulated goals of 0.762.02; the chance of both teams scoring is 47.5% 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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07.411.312.68.54.32.5
13.510.89.66.53.31.9
21.83.63.72.51.20.7
30.50.90.90.60.30.2
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 12.6%01 11.3%11 10.8%12 9.6%03 8.5%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score47.5%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Elche avoids defeat34.5%
Real Madrid avoids defeat88.1%
Elche allows no goals13.3%
Real Madrid allows no goals46.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Elche440.8%21.5%
Real Madrid8234.2%99.4%

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