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La Liga · Regular Season - 8 · 2026-10-11 15:00 UTC · Estadio La Rosaleda
Malaga
EspanyolThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Espanyol have the highest number? Espanyol 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 1.36for Malaga and 1.42 for Espanyol. That makes Espanyol the highest of the three result estimates at 37.1%. For the full league season, Malaga is projected to earn about 37points and Espanyol about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Malaga a 34.4% chance of beating Espanyol at home in the La Liga on 2026-10-11, with 28.5% for the draw and 37.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.36–1.42; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.9% 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 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| 1 | 6.9 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 5+ | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 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 | 57.9% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 78.1% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Malaga avoids defeat | 62.9% | |
| Espanyol avoids defeat | 65.6% | |
| Malaga allows no goals | 24.1% | |
| Espanyol allows no goals | 25.7% |
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