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La Liga · Regular Season - 16 · 2026-12-13 16:00 UTC · Estadio La Rosaleda
Malaga
BarcelonaThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Barcelona have the highest number? Barcelona currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Malaga playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.56for Malaga and 2.23 for Barcelona. That makes Barcelona the highest of the three result estimates at 74.7%. For the full league season, Malaga is projected to earn about 37points and Barcelona about 86. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Malaga a 6.7% chance of beating Barcelona at home in the La Liga on 2026-12-13, with 18.6% for the draw and 74.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 0–2 (15.4%), with average simulated goals of 0.56–2.23; the chance of both teams scoring is 39.0% 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.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.
| Both teams to score | 39.0% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 77.6% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Malaga avoids defeat | 25.3% | |
| Barcelona avoids defeat | 93.3% | |
| Malaga allows no goals | 10.8% | |
| Barcelona allows no goals | 57.4% |
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