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Premier League · Regular Season - 30 · 2027-03-20 15:00 UTC

NewcastleTeam strength 1837.5 · projected league finish #8
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Newcastle
single most likely score: 11 (13.2%)
LeedsTeam strength 1797.4 · projected league finish #15
Newcastle wins 46.2%Draw — neither team wins 27.7%Leeds wins 26.1%Average simulated goals 1.611.17

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

Why does Newcastle have the highest number? Newcastle 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 1.61for Newcastle and 1.17 for Leeds. That makes Newcastle the highest of the three result estimates at 46.2%. For the full league season, Newcastle is projected to earn about 55points and Leeds about 49. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Newcastle a 46.2% chance of beating Leeds at home in the Premier League on 2027-03-20, with 27.7% for the draw and 26.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.2%), with average simulated goals of 1.611.17; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.7% 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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07.75.74.21.60.50.1
18.513.26.82.70.80.2
28.19.45.52.10.60.2
34.35.13.01.20.30.1
41.72.01.20.50.10.0
5+0.80.90.50.20.10.0

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 13.2%21 9.4%10 8.5%20 8.1%00 7.7%12 6.8%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Newcastle avoids defeat73.9%
Leeds avoids defeat53.8%
Newcastle allows no goals31.1%
Leeds allows no goals19.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Newcastle550.1%9.3%0.8%
Leeds492.4%3.8%

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