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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 6 · 2026-10-17 13:30 UTC · Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt

FrankfurtTeam strength 1663.8 · projected league finish #9
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Frankfurt
single most likely score: 11 (12.6%)
KoelnTeam strength 1568.2 · projected league finish #15
Frankfurt wins 52.8%Draw — neither team wins 26.5%Koeln wins 20.7%Average simulated goals 1.751.03

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

Why does Frankfurt have the highest number? Frankfurt currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Frankfurt playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.75for Frankfurt and 1.03 for Koeln. That makes Frankfurt the highest of the three result estimates at 52.8%. For the full league season, Frankfurt is projected to earn about 46points and Koeln about 35. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Frankfurt a 52.8% chance of beating Koeln at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-10-17, with 26.5% for the draw and 20.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.6%), with average simulated goals of 1.751.03; the chance of both teams scoring is 54.6% 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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07.64.93.31.10.30.1
19.412.65.82.00.50.1
29.59.85.01.70.40.1
35.55.72.91.00.30.1
42.42.51.30.40.10.0
5+1.21.20.60.20.10.0

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 12.6%21 9.8%20 9.5%10 9.4%00 7.6%12 5.8%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score54.6%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Frankfurt avoids defeat79.3%
Koeln avoids defeat47.2%
Frankfurt allows no goals35.7%
Koeln allows no goals17.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Frankfurt465.0%3.8%
Koeln350.1%35.5%

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