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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 5 · 2026-10-10 13:30 UTC · RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

KoelnTeam strength 1568.2 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Gladbach
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
GladbachTeam strength 1640.8 · projected league finish #10
Koeln wins 33.1%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Gladbach wins 38.5%Average simulated goals 1.331.45

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

Why does Gladbach have the highest number? Gladbach 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 1.33for Koeln and 1.45 for Gladbach. That makes Gladbach the highest of the three result estimates at 38.5%. For the full league season, Koeln is projected to earn about 35points and Gladbach about 43. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Koeln a 33.1% chance of beating Gladbach at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-10-10, with 28.4% for the draw and 38.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.331.45; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.9% 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
012345+
07.87.46.53.11.10.4
16.713.58.74.21.50.6
25.58.05.82.81.00.4
32.43.52.61.20.40.2
40.81.20.90.40.10.1
5+0.30.40.30.10.10.0

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 13.5%12 8.7%21 8.0%00 7.8%01 7.4%10 6.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.9%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Koeln avoids defeat61.5%
Gladbach avoids defeat66.9%
Koeln allows no goals23.5%
Gladbach allows no goals26.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Koeln350.1%35.5%
Gladbach432.3%7.0%

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