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Serie A · Regular Season - 17 · 2027-01-03 17:30 UTC

InterTeam strength 1888.6 · projected league finish #1
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Inter
single most likely score: 20 (14.7%)
SassuoloTeam strength 1622 · projected league finish #13
Inter wins 72.7%Draw — neither team wins 19.5%Sassuolo wins 7.8%Average simulated goals 2.180.60

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

Why does Inter have the highest number? Inter currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Inter playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.18for Inter and 0.60 for Sassuolo. That makes Inter the highest of the three result estimates at 72.7%. For the full league season, Inter is projected to earn about 80points and Sassuolo about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Inter a 72.7% chance of beating Sassuolo at home in the Serie A on 2027-01-03, with 19.5% for the draw and 7.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (14.7%), with average simulated goals of 2.180.60; the chance of both teams scoring is 41.2% 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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07.32.71.10.20.00.0
112.49.22.40.50.10.0
214.78.92.70.50.10.0
310.76.41.90.40.10.0
45.83.51.10.20.00.0
5+3.82.30.70.10.00.0

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
20 14.7%10 12.4%30 10.7%11 9.2%21 8.9%00 7.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score41.2%
2 or more total goals77.6%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Inter avoids defeat92.2%
Sassuolo avoids defeat27.3%
Inter allows no goals54.8%
Sassuolo allows no goals11.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Inter8069.1%96.6%
Sassuolo450.8%15.7%

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