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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 28 · 2027-04-03 13:30 UTC · Waldstadion Kaiserlinde, Spiesen-Elversberg

ElversbergTeam strength 1523.4 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Elversberg
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
KoelnTeam strength 1568.2 · projected league finish #15
Elversberg wins 36.2%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Koeln wins 35.3%Average simulated goals 1.401.38

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

Why does Elversberg have the highest number? Koeln currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Elversberg playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.40for Elversberg and 1.38 for Koeln. That makes Elversberg the highest of the three result estimates at 36.2%. For the full league season, Elversberg is projected to earn about 30points and Koeln about 35. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Elversberg a 36.2% chance of beating Koeln at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-04-03, with 28.5% for the draw and 35.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.401.38; the chance of both teams scoring is 58.0% 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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07.87.05.92.70.90.3
17.113.58.33.81.30.5
26.18.45.82.70.90.3
32.83.92.71.20.40.2
41.01.40.90.40.20.1
5+0.40.50.30.20.10.0

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 8.4%12 8.3%00 7.8%10 7.1%01 7.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score58.0%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Elversberg avoids defeat64.7%
Koeln avoids defeat63.8%
Elversberg allows no goals25.1%
Koeln allows no goals24.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Elversberg3064.6%
Koeln350.1%35.5%

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