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La Liga · Regular Season - 25 · 2027-02-21 16:00 UTC · Estadio La Rosaleda

MalagaTeam strength 1568.6 · projected league finish #19
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Betis
single most likely score: 11 (12.8%)
BetisTeam strength 1747.1 · projected league finish #5
Malaga wins 22.1%Draw — neither team wins 26.8%Betis wins 51.1%Average simulated goals 1.071.72

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

Why does Betis have the highest number? Betis 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 1.07for Malaga and 1.72 for Betis. That makes Betis the highest of the three result estimates at 51.1%. For the full league season, Malaga is projected to earn about 37points and Betis about 60. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Malaga a 22.1% chance of beating Betis at home in the La Liga on 2027-02-21, with 26.8% for the draw and 51.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.8%), with average simulated goals of 1.071.72; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.2% 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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07.79.29.15.22.21.1
15.112.89.75.62.41.1
23.56.05.23.01.30.6
31.32.11.81.10.50.2
40.30.60.50.30.10.1
5+0.10.10.10.10.00.0

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 12.8%12 9.7%01 9.2%02 9.1%00 7.7%21 6.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.2%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Malaga avoids defeat48.9%
Betis avoids defeat77.9%
Malaga allows no goals18.0%
Betis allows no goals34.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Malaga3754.2%
Betis600.2%29.7%0.4%

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