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Premier League · Regular Season - 23 · 2027-01-30 15:00 UTC

NewcastleTeam strength 1837.5 · projected league finish #8
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Newcastle
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
BrightonTeam strength 1842 · projected league finish #7
Newcastle wins 40.9%Draw — neither team wins 28.3%Brighton wins 30.8%Average simulated goals 1.501.28

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

Why does Newcastle have the highest number? Brighton currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Newcastle playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.50for Newcastle and 1.28 for Brighton. That makes Newcastle the highest of the three result estimates at 40.9%. For the full league season, Newcastle is projected to earn about 55points and Brighton about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Newcastle a 40.9% chance of beating Brighton at home in the Premier League on 2027-01-30, with 28.3% for the draw and 30.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.501.28; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.7% 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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07.76.45.12.20.70.2
17.813.57.63.31.00.3
27.08.95.72.40.80.3
33.54.52.91.20.40.1
41.31.71.10.50.10.0
5+0.50.70.40.20.10.0

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%21 8.9%10 7.8%00 7.7%12 7.6%20 7.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Newcastle avoids defeat69.2%
Brighton avoids defeat59.1%
Newcastle allows no goals27.8%
Brighton allows no goals22.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Newcastle550.1%9.3%0.8%
Brighton550.2%10.5%0.9%

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