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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 27 · 2027-03-20 14:30 UTC · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

KoelnTeam strength 1568.2 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bayern
single most likely score: 02 (17.1%)
BayernTeam strength 2000.9 · projected league finish #1
Koeln wins 4.4%Draw — neither team wins 15.9%Bayern wins 79.7%Average simulated goals 0.432.35

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

Why does Bayern have the highest number? Bayern currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Koeln playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.43for Koeln and 2.35 for Bayern. That makes Bayern the highest of the three result estimates at 79.7%. For the full league season, Koeln is projected to earn about 35points and Bayern about 82. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Koeln a 4.4% chance of beating Bayern at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-03-20, with 15.9% for the draw and 79.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (17.1%), with average simulated goals of 0.432.35; the chance of both teams scoring is 32.5% 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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07.013.817.113.47.95.8
11.97.17.45.83.42.5
20.61.41.61.20.70.5
30.10.20.20.20.10.1
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 17.1%01 13.8%03 13.4%04 7.9%12 7.4%11 7.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score32.5%
2 or more total goals77.4%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.3%
Koeln avoids defeat20.3%
Bayern avoids defeat95.6%
Koeln allows no goals9.5%
Bayern allows no goals65.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Koeln350.1%35.5%
Bayern8294.0%>99%

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