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Serie A · Regular Season - 9 · 2026-10-28 17:30 UTC

MonzaTeam strength 1544 · projected league finish #20
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Napoli
single most likely score: 11 (12.0%)
NapoliTeam strength 1780.3 · projected league finish #3
Monza wins 16.9%Draw — neither team wins 25.1%Napoli wins 58.0%Average simulated goals 0.921.86

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

Why does Napoli have the highest number? Napoli currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Monza playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.92for Monza and 1.86 for Napoli. That makes Napoli the highest of the three result estimates at 58.0%. For the full league season, Monza is projected to earn about 35points and Napoli about 66. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Monza a 16.9% chance of beating Napoli at home in the Serie A on 2026-10-28, with 25.1% for the draw and 58.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.0%), with average simulated goals of 0.921.86; the chance of both teams scoring is 52.2% 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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07.610.110.76.63.11.6
14.312.09.96.12.81.5
22.64.94.62.81.30.7
30.81.51.40.90.40.2
40.20.30.30.20.10.0
5+0.00.10.10.00.00.0

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 12.0%02 10.7%01 10.1%12 9.9%00 7.6%03 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score52.2%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Monza avoids defeat42.0%
Napoli avoids defeat83.1%
Monza allows no goals15.6%
Napoli allows no goals39.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Monza3562.0%
Napoli666.1%52.6%

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