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La Liga · Regular Season - 5 · 2026-09-13 15:00 UTC · Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona

OsasunaTeam strength 1650.3 · projected league finish #12
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Osasuna
single most likely score: 11 (13.3%)
EspanyolTeam strength 1629.5 · projected league finish #15
Osasuna wins 43.9%Draw — neither team wins 28.0%Espanyol wins 28.1%Average simulated goals 1.561.22

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

Why does Osasuna have the highest number? Osasuna currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Osasuna playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.56for Osasuna and 1.22 for Espanyol. That makes Osasuna the highest of the three result estimates at 43.9%. For the full league season, Osasuna is projected to earn about 47points and Espanyol about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Osasuna a 43.9% chance of beating Espanyol at home in the La Liga on 2026-09-13, with 28.0% for the draw and 28.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.561.22; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.2% 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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07.76.04.61.90.60.2
18.213.37.22.90.90.3
27.69.25.62.30.70.2
34.04.82.91.20.40.1
41.51.91.10.50.10.0
5+0.60.80.50.20.10.0

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 13.3%21 9.2%10 8.2%00 7.7%20 7.6%12 7.2%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.2%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Osasuna avoids defeat71.9%
Espanyol avoids defeat56.1%
Osasuna allows no goals29.6%
Espanyol allows no goals20.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Osasuna472.2%11.5%
Espanyol451.0%17.8%

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