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La Liga · Regular Season - 28 · 2027-03-14 16:00 UTC

ElcheTeam strength 1623.4 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Villarreal
single most likely score: 11 (13.2%)
VillarrealTeam strength 1759.3 · projected league finish #4
Elche wins 26.3%Draw — neither team wins 27.7%Villarreal wins 46.0%Average simulated goals 1.171.61

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

Why does Villarreal have the highest number? Villarreal 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 1.17for Elche and 1.61 for Villarreal. That makes Villarreal the highest of the three result estimates at 46.0%. For the full league season, Elche is projected to earn about 44points and Villarreal about 61. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Elche a 26.3% chance of beating Villarreal at home in the La Liga on 2027-03-14, with 27.7% for the draw and 46.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.2%), with average simulated goals of 1.171.61; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.7% 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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07.78.48.04.31.70.7
15.713.29.45.02.00.9
24.36.95.53.01.20.5
31.72.72.21.20.50.2
40.50.80.60.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.20.10.00.0

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 13.2%12 9.4%01 8.4%02 8.0%00 7.7%21 6.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Elche avoids defeat54.0%
Villarreal avoids defeat73.7%
Elche allows no goals20.0%
Villarreal allows no goals31.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Elche440.8%21.5%
Villarreal610.3%38.3%0.2%

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