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Premier League · Regular Season - 21 · 2027-01-16 15:00 UTC · MKM Stadium, Hull

HullTeam strength 1532.9 · projected league finish #20
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Arsenal
single most likely score: 02 (18.6%)
ArsenalTeam strength 2063.8 · projected league finish #1
Hull wins 2.2%Draw — neither team wins 11.9%Arsenal wins 85.9%Average simulated goals 0.302.60

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

Why does Arsenal have the highest number? Arsenal currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Hull playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.30for Hull and 2.60 for Arsenal. That makes Arsenal the highest of the three result estimates at 85.9%. For the full league season, Hull is projected to earn about 19points and Arsenal about 83. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Hull a 2.2% chance of beating Arsenal at home in the Premier League on 2027-01-16, with 11.9% for the draw and 85.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (18.6%), with average simulated goals of 0.302.60; the chance of both teams scoring is 24.5% and of three or more total goals 55.2%. 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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06.113.818.616.110.58.9
11.14.95.64.83.12.7
20.20.60.80.70.50.4
30.00.10.10.10.00.0
40.00.00.00.00.00.0
5+0.00.00.00.00.00.0

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
02 18.6%03 16.1%01 13.8%04 10.5%05 8.9%00 6.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score24.5%
2 or more total goals79.0%
3 or more total goals55.2%
4 or more total goals32.8%
Hull avoids defeat14.1%
Arsenal avoids defeat97.8%
Hull allows no goals7.5%
Arsenal allows no goals74.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Hull19>99%
Arsenal8377.7%99.0%

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