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Premier League · Regular Season - 24 · 2027-02-06 15:00 UTC · Craven Cottage, London

FulhamTeam strength 1813.1 · projected league finish #12
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Man City
single most likely score: 11 (13.0%)
Man CityTeam strength 1970.9 · projected league finish #2
Fulham wins 24.1%Draw — neither team wins 27.3%Man City wins 48.6%Average simulated goals 1.121.66

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

Why does Man City have the highest number? Man City currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Fulham playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.12for Fulham and 1.66 for Man City. That makes Man City the highest of the three result estimates at 48.6%. For the full league season, Fulham is projected to earn about 51points and Man City about 72. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Fulham a 24.1% chance of beating Man City at home in the Premier League on 2027-02-06, with 27.3% for the draw and 48.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.0%), with average simulated goals of 1.121.66; 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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07.78.88.64.82.00.9
15.413.09.65.32.21.0
23.96.45.43.01.20.6
31.42.42.01.10.50.2
40.40.70.60.30.10.1
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 13.0%12 9.6%01 8.8%02 8.6%00 7.7%21 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%
Fulham avoids defeat51.4%
Man City avoids defeat75.9%
Fulham allows no goals19.0%
Man City allows no goals32.7%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Fulham513.9%2.4%
Man City7212.9%82.1%

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