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La Liga · Regular Season - 32 · 2027-04-18 15:00 UTC · Estadio La Rosaleda
Malaga
ValenciaThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Valencia have the highest number? Valencia 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 1.19for Malaga and 1.59 for Valencia. That makes Valencia the highest of the three result estimates at 45.1%. For the full league season, Malaga is projected to earn about 37points and Valencia about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Malaga a 27.0% chance of beating Valencia at home in the La Liga on 2027-04-18, with 27.9% for the draw and 45.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (13.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.19–1.59; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.9% 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 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 5.9 | 13.3 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 5+ | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 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 | 56.9% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 78.1% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Malaga avoids defeat | 54.9% | |
| Valencia avoids defeat | 73.0% | |
| Malaga allows no goals | 20.4% | |
| Valencia allows no goals | 30.4% |
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