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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 18 · 2027-01-23 14:30 UTC · BayArena, Leverkusen

LeverkusenTeam strength 1804 · projected league finish #3
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Leverkusen
single most likely score: 20 (15.2%)
ElversbergTeam strength 1523.4 · projected league finish #17
Leverkusen wins 74.2%Draw — neither team wins 18.8%Elversberg wins 7.0%Average simulated goals 2.210.57

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

Why does Leverkusen have the highest number? Leverkusen currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Leverkusen playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.21for Leverkusen and 0.57 for Elversberg. That makes Leverkusen the highest of the three result estimates at 74.2%. For the full league season, Leverkusen is projected to earn about 62points and Elversberg about 30. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Leverkusen a 74.2% chance of beating Elversberg at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-01-23, with 18.8% for the draw and 7.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (15.2%), with average simulated goals of 2.210.57; the chance of both teams scoring is 39.6% 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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07.22.51.00.20.00.0
112.78.82.20.40.10.0
215.28.62.40.50.10.0
311.26.41.80.30.00.0
46.23.51.00.20.00.0
5+4.22.40.70.10.00.0

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
20 15.2%10 12.7%30 11.2%11 8.8%21 8.6%00 7.2%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score39.6%
2 or more total goals77.6%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Leverkusen avoids defeat93.0%
Elversberg avoids defeat25.8%
Leverkusen allows no goals56.7%
Elversberg allows no goals10.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Leverkusen621.6%70.5%
Elversberg3064.6%

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