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Premier League · Regular Season - 13 · 2026-12-02 20:00 UTC · MKM Stadium, Hull

HullTeam strength 1532.9 · projected league finish #20
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Forest
single most likely score: 02 (12.3%)
ForestTeam strength 1822.2 · projected league finish #11
Hull wins 12.7%Draw — neither team wins 23.0%Forest wins 64.3%Average simulated goals 0.791.99

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

Why does Forest have the highest number? Forest 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 0.79for Hull and 1.99 for Forest. That makes Forest the highest of the three result estimates at 64.3%. For the full league season, Hull is projected to earn about 19points and Forest about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Hull a 12.7% chance of beating Forest at home in the Premier League on 2026-12-02, with 23.0% for the draw and 64.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (12.3%), with average simulated goals of 0.791.99; the chance of both teams scoring is 48.4% 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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07.511.112.38.24.12.3
13.611.09.76.43.21.9
21.93.83.82.51.30.7
30.51.01.00.70.30.2
40.10.20.20.10.10.0
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 12.3%01 11.1%11 11.0%12 9.7%03 8.2%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score48.4%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Hull avoids defeat35.7%
Forest avoids defeat87.3%
Hull allows no goals13.6%
Forest allows no goals45.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Hull19>99%
Forest535.3%1.6%

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