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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 18 · 2027-01-23 14:30 UTC · Borussia-Park

GladbachTeam strength 1640.8 · projected league finish #10
MOST LIKELY RESULT
RB Leipzig
single most likely score: 11 (13.3%)
RB LeipzigTeam strength 1761.9 · projected league finish #5
Gladbach wins 27.8%Draw — neither team wins 28.0%RB Leipzig wins 44.2%Average simulated goals 1.211.57

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

Why does RB Leipzig have the highest number? RB Leipzig 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 1.21for Gladbach and 1.57 for RB Leipzig. That makes RB Leipzig the highest of the three result estimates at 44.2%. For the full league season, Gladbach is projected to earn about 43points and RB Leipzig about 57. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Gladbach a 27.8% chance of beating RB Leipzig at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-01-23, with 28.0% for the draw and 44.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.211.57; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.1% 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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07.78.27.74.01.60.7
16.013.39.34.81.90.8
24.57.15.62.91.20.5
31.82.92.31.20.50.2
40.60.90.70.40.10.1
5+0.20.30.20.10.00.0

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 13.3%12 9.3%01 8.2%00 7.7%02 7.7%21 7.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.1%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Gladbach avoids defeat55.8%
RB Leipzig avoids defeat72.2%
Gladbach allows no goals20.8%
RB Leipzig allows no goals29.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Gladbach432.3%7.0%
RB Leipzig570.3%45.0%

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