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La Liga · Regular Season - 31 · 2027-04-11 15:00 UTC · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat

EspanyolTeam strength 1629.5 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Espanyol
single most likely score: 11 (13.0%)
MalagaTeam strength 1568.6 · projected league finish #19
Espanyol wins 48.7%Draw — neither team wins 27.3%Malaga wins 24.0%Average simulated goals 1.661.12

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

Why does Espanyol have the highest number? Espanyol currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Espanyol playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.66for Espanyol and 1.12 for Malaga. That makes Espanyol the highest of the three result estimates at 48.7%. For the full league season, Espanyol is projected to earn about 45points and Malaga about 37. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Espanyol a 48.7% chance of beating Malaga at home in the La Liga on 2027-04-11, with 27.3% for the draw and 24.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.0%), with average simulated goals of 1.661.12; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.0% 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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07.75.43.91.40.40.1
18.813.06.42.40.70.2
28.69.65.42.00.60.2
34.85.33.01.10.30.1
42.02.21.20.50.10.0
5+0.91.00.60.20.10.0

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 13.0%21 9.6%10 8.8%20 8.6%00 7.7%12 6.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.0%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Espanyol avoids defeat76.0%
Malaga avoids defeat51.3%
Espanyol allows no goals32.7%
Malaga allows no goals18.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Espanyol451.0%17.8%
Malaga3754.2%

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