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Premier League · Regular Season - 9 · 2026-10-31 15:00 UTC · Anfield, Liverpool

LiverpoolTeam strength 1910.8 · projected league finish #5
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Arsenal
single most likely score: 11 (13.1%)
ArsenalTeam strength 2063.8 · projected league finish #1
Liverpool wins 24.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.4%Arsenal wins 48.0%Average simulated goals 1.131.65

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 Liverpool playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.13for Liverpool and 1.65 for Arsenal. That makes Arsenal the highest of the three result estimates at 48.0%. For the full league season, Liverpool is projected to earn about 64points and Arsenal about 83. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Liverpool a 24.6% chance of beating Arsenal at home in the Premier League on 2026-10-31, with 27.4% for the draw and 48.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.1%), with average simulated goals of 1.131.65; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.2% 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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07.78.78.44.61.90.9
15.513.19.55.32.21.0
24.06.55.43.01.20.5
31.52.52.01.10.50.2
40.40.70.60.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.20.10.00.0

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 13.1%12 9.5%01 8.7%02 8.4%00 7.7%21 6.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.2%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Liverpool avoids defeat52.0%
Arsenal avoids defeat75.4%
Liverpool allows no goals19.2%
Arsenal allows no goals32.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Liverpool642.2%45.3%
Arsenal8377.7%99.0%

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