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Serie A · Regular Season - 5 · 2026-09-18 18:45 UTC

MonzaTeam strength 1544 · projected league finish #20
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Sassuolo
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
SassuoloTeam strength 1622 · projected league finish #13
Monza wins 32.5%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Sassuolo wins 39.1%Average simulated goals 1.321.46

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

Why does Sassuolo have the highest number? Sassuolo 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 1.32for Monza and 1.46 for Sassuolo. That makes Sassuolo the highest of the three result estimates at 39.1%. For the full league season, Monza is projected to earn about 35points and Sassuolo about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Monza a 32.5% chance of beating Sassuolo at home in the Serie A on 2026-09-18, with 28.4% for the draw and 39.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.321.46; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.8% 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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07.77.56.63.21.20.5
16.613.58.74.31.60.6
25.47.95.82.81.00.4
32.43.52.51.20.50.2
40.81.10.80.40.10.1
5+0.30.40.30.10.00.0

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 13.5%12 8.7%21 7.9%00 7.7%01 7.5%02 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.8%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Monza avoids defeat60.9%
Sassuolo avoids defeat67.5%
Monza allows no goals23.1%
Sassuolo allows no goals26.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Monza3562.0%
Sassuolo450.8%15.7%

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