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Premier League · Regular Season - 34 · 2027-05-01 14:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Man CityTeam strength 1970.9 · projected league finish #2
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Man City
single most likely score: 11 (12.1%)
BrentfordTeam strength 1836.6 · projected league finish #9
Man City wins 57.5%Draw — neither team wins 25.3%Brentford wins 17.3%Average simulated goals 1.850.93

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

Why does Man City have the highest number? Man City currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Man City playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.85for Man City and 0.93 for Brentford. That makes Man City the highest of the three result estimates at 57.5%. For the full league season, Man City is projected to earn about 72points and Brentford about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Man City a 57.5% chance of beating Brentford at home in the Premier League on 2027-05-01, with 25.3% for the draw and 17.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.1%), with average simulated goals of 1.850.93; the chance of both teams scoring is 52.5% 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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07.64.42.70.80.20.0
110.112.15.01.60.40.1
210.69.94.61.40.30.1
36.56.12.80.90.20.0
43.02.81.30.40.10.0
5+1.61.50.70.20.00.0

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 12.1%20 10.6%10 10.1%21 9.9%00 7.6%30 6.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score52.5%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Man City avoids defeat82.7%
Brentford avoids defeat42.5%
Man City allows no goals39.3%
Brentford allows no goals15.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Man City7212.9%82.1%
Brentford550.2%8.6%1.1%

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