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La Liga · Regular Season - 9 · 2026-10-18 15:00 UTC · Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona

OsasunaTeam strength 1650.3 · projected league finish #12
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Osasuna
single most likely score: 11 (12.9%)
SantanderTeam strength 1581.9 · projected league finish #18
Osasuna wins 49.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.1%Santander wins 23.3%Average simulated goals 1.681.10

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 1.68for Osasuna and 1.10 for Santander. That makes Osasuna the highest of the three result estimates at 49.6%. For the full league season, Osasuna is projected to earn about 47points and Santander about 38. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Osasuna a 49.6% chance of beating Santander at home in the La Liga on 2026-10-18, with 27.1% for the draw and 23.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.9%), with average simulated goals of 1.681.10; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.7% 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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07.75.33.71.40.40.1
18.912.96.32.30.60.2
28.89.65.31.90.50.1
34.95.43.01.10.30.1
42.12.31.20.50.10.0
5+1.01.00.60.20.10.0

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 12.9%21 9.6%10 8.9%20 8.8%00 7.7%12 6.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Osasuna avoids defeat76.7%
Santander avoids defeat50.4%
Osasuna allows no goals33.4%
Santander allows no goals18.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Osasuna472.2%11.5%
Santander3847.9%

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