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Premier League · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC · Elland Road, Leeds

LeedsTeam strength 1797.4 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Leeds
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
BrentfordTeam strength 1836.6 · projected league finish #9
Leeds wins 36.8%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Brentford wins 34.7%Average simulated goals 1.411.37

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

Why does Leeds have the highest number? Brentford 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 1.41for Leeds and 1.37 for Brentford. That makes Leeds the highest of the three result estimates at 36.8%. For the full league season, Leeds is projected to earn about 49points and Brentford about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Leeds a 36.8% chance of beating Brentford at home in the Premier League on 2026-08-30, with 28.5% for the draw and 34.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.411.37; the chance of both teams scoring is 58.0% 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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07.86.95.82.60.90.3
17.213.58.23.71.30.4
26.28.55.82.60.90.3
32.94.02.71.20.40.1
41.01.41.00.40.20.1
5+0.40.50.40.20.10.0

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%21 8.5%12 8.2%00 7.8%10 7.2%01 6.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score58.0%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Leeds avoids defeat65.3%
Brentford avoids defeat63.2%
Leeds allows no goals25.5%
Brentford allows no goals24.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Leeds492.4%3.8%
Brentford550.2%8.6%1.1%

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