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Premier League · Regular Season - 14 · 2026-12-05 15:00 UTC · Elland Road, Leeds

LeedsTeam strength 1797.4 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Leeds
single most likely score: 11 (11.7%)
IpswichTeam strength 1640 · projected league finish #19
Leeds wins 60.2%Draw — neither team wins 24.4%Ipswich wins 15.3%Average simulated goals 1.910.88

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

Why does Leeds have the highest number? Leeds 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 1.91for Leeds and 0.88 for Ipswich. That makes Leeds the highest of the three result estimates at 60.2%. For the full league season, Leeds is projected to earn about 49points and Ipswich about 30. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Leeds a 60.2% chance of beating Ipswich at home in the Premier League on 2026-12-05, with 24.4% for the draw and 15.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (11.7%), with average simulated goals of 1.910.88; the chance of both teams scoring is 51.0% 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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07.54.12.40.70.20.0
110.511.74.51.30.30.1
211.39.94.31.30.30.1
37.26.32.70.80.20.0
43.43.01.30.40.10.0
5+1.91.60.70.20.00.0

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 11.7%20 11.3%10 10.5%21 9.9%00 7.5%30 7.2%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score51.0%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Leeds avoids defeat84.7%
Ipswich avoids defeat39.8%
Leeds allows no goals41.7%
Ipswich allows no goals14.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Leeds492.4%3.8%
Ipswich3082.9%

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