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Premier League · Regular Season - 26 · 2027-02-20 15:00 UTC · Elland Road, Leeds

LeedsTeam strength 1797.4 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Aston Villa
single most likely score: 11 (13.3%)
Aston VillaTeam strength 1921 · projected league finish #3
Leeds wins 27.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.9%Aston Villa wins 44.5%Average simulated goals 1.201.58

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

Why does Aston Villa have the highest number? Aston Villa 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 1.20for Leeds and 1.58 for Aston Villa. That makes Aston Villa the highest of the three result estimates at 44.5%. For the full league season, Leeds is projected to earn about 49points and Aston Villa about 66. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Leeds a 27.6% chance of beating Aston Villa at home in the Premier League on 2027-02-20, with 27.9% for the draw and 44.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.201.58; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.1% 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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07.78.27.74.11.60.7
15.913.39.34.91.90.8
24.57.15.62.91.20.5
31.82.82.21.20.50.2
40.50.90.70.40.10.1
5+0.20.30.20.10.00.0

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
11 13.3%12 9.3%01 8.2%00 7.7%02 7.7%21 7.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.1%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Leeds avoids defeat55.5%
Aston Villa avoids defeat72.4%
Leeds allows no goals20.6%
Aston Villa allows no goals30.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Leeds492.4%3.8%
Aston Villa663.1%50.6%

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