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Premier League · Regular Season - 16 · 2026-12-19 15:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Man City
HullThese 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 2.61for Man City and 0.30 for Hull. That makes Man City the highest of the three result estimates at 86.1%. For the full league season, Man City is projected to earn about 72points and Hull about 19. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Man City a 86.1% chance of beating Hull at home in the Premier League on 2026-12-19, with 11.8% for the draw and 2.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 2–0 (18.6%), with average simulated goals of 2.61–0.30; the chance of both teams scoring is 24.6% and of three or more total goals 55.5%. 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 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | 13.7 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 18.6 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 16.2 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 9.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 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 | 24.6% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 79.2% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 55.5% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 33.1% | |
| Man City avoids defeat | 97.8% | |
| Hull avoids defeat | 13.9% | |
| Man City allows no goals | 74.1% | |
| Hull allows no goals | 7.4% |
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