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Premier League · Regular Season - 35 · 2027-05-08 14:00 UTC · Elland Road, Leeds

LeedsTeam strength 1797.4 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Arsenal
single most likely score: 02 (11.6%)
ArsenalTeam strength 2063.8 · projected league finish #1
Leeds wins 14.4%Draw — neither team wins 24.0%Arsenal wins 61.6%Average simulated goals 0.851.93

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

Why does Arsenal have the highest number? Arsenal currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Leeds playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.85for Leeds and 1.93 for Arsenal. That makes Arsenal the highest of the three result estimates at 61.6%. For the full league season, Leeds is projected to earn about 49points and Arsenal about 83. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Leeds a 14.4% chance of beating Arsenal at home in the Premier League on 2027-05-08, with 24.0% for the draw and 61.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (11.6%), with average simulated goals of 0.851.93; the chance of both teams scoring is 50.2% 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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07.510.711.67.53.62.0
13.911.59.86.33.11.7
22.24.34.22.71.30.7
30.61.21.20.80.40.2
40.10.30.20.20.10.0
5+0.00.10.00.00.00.0

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 11.6%11 11.5%01 10.7%12 9.8%00 7.5%03 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score50.2%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Leeds avoids defeat38.4%
Arsenal avoids defeat85.6%
Leeds allows no goals14.4%
Arsenal allows no goals42.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Leeds492.4%3.8%
Arsenal8377.7%99.0%

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