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Serie A · Regular Season - 16 · 2026-12-20 17:30 UTC · Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce

LecceTeam strength 1568 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Inter
single most likely score: 02 (13.3%)
InterTeam strength 1888.6 · projected league finish #1
Lecce wins 10.5%Draw — neither team wins 21.7%Inter wins 67.9%Average simulated goals 0.712.07

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 Lecce playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.71for Lecce and 2.07 for Inter. That makes Inter the highest of the three result estimates at 67.9%. For the full league season, Lecce is projected to earn about 38points and Inter about 80. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lecce a 10.5% chance of beating Inter at home in the Serie A on 2026-12-20, with 21.7% for the draw and 67.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (13.3%), with average simulated goals of 0.712.07; the chance of both teams scoring is 45.6% 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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07.411.613.39.24.72.9
13.210.39.46.53.42.1
21.63.23.42.31.20.7
30.40.80.80.50.30.2
40.10.10.10.10.10.0
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 13.3%01 11.6%11 10.3%12 9.4%03 9.2%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score45.6%
2 or more total goals77.7%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lecce avoids defeat32.1%
Inter avoids defeat89.5%
Lecce allows no goals12.6%
Inter allows no goals49.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lecce3846.8%
Inter8069.1%96.6%

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