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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-09-05 13:30 UTC · Borussia-Park

GladbachTeam strength 1640.8 · projected league finish #10
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Gladbach
single most likely score: 11 (12.3%)
ElversbergTeam strength 1523.4 · projected league finish #17
Gladbach wins 55.5%Draw — neither team wins 25.8%Elversberg wins 18.7%Average simulated goals 1.810.98

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

Why does Gladbach have the highest number? Gladbach currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Gladbach playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.81for Gladbach and 0.98 for Elversberg. That makes Gladbach the highest of the three result estimates at 55.5%. For the full league season, Gladbach is projected to earn about 43points and Elversberg about 30. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Gladbach a 55.5% chance of beating Elversberg at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-09-05, with 25.8% for the draw and 18.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.810.98; the chance of both teams scoring is 53.5% 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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07.64.62.91.00.20.1
19.812.35.31.70.40.1
210.19.94.81.60.40.1
36.15.92.90.90.20.1
42.72.71.30.40.10.0
5+1.41.40.70.20.10.0

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 12.3%20 10.1%21 9.9%10 9.8%00 7.6%30 6.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score53.5%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Gladbach avoids defeat81.3%
Elversberg avoids defeat44.5%
Gladbach allows no goals37.7%
Elversberg allows no goals16.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Gladbach432.3%7.0%
Elversberg3064.6%

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