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Premier League · Regular Season - 8 · 2026-10-24 14:00 UTC · Anfield, Liverpool

LiverpoolTeam strength 1910.8 · projected league finish #5
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Liverpool
single most likely score: 11 (12.9%)
BrightonTeam strength 1842 · projected league finish #7
Liverpool wins 49.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.1%Brighton wins 23.3%Average simulated goals 1.681.10

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

Why does Liverpool have the highest number? Liverpool 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 1.68for Liverpool and 1.10 for Brighton. That makes Liverpool the highest of the three result estimates at 49.6%. For the full league season, Liverpool is projected to earn about 64points and Brighton about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Liverpool a 49.6% chance of beating Brighton at home in the Premier League on 2026-10-24, with 27.1% for the draw and 23.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.9%), with average simulated goals of 1.681.10; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.7% 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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07.75.33.71.40.40.1
18.912.96.32.30.60.2
28.89.65.31.90.50.1
34.95.43.01.10.30.1
42.12.31.30.50.10.0
5+1.01.00.60.20.10.0

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 12.9%21 9.6%10 8.9%20 8.8%00 7.7%12 6.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Liverpool avoids defeat76.7%
Brighton avoids defeat50.4%
Liverpool allows no goals33.4%
Brighton allows no goals18.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Liverpool642.2%45.3%
Brighton550.2%10.5%0.9%

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