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Serie A · Regular Season - 26 · 2027-02-28 17:30 UTC · Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma

ParmaTeam strength 1599.9 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Parma
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
SassuoloTeam strength 1622 · projected league finish #13
Parma wins 38.8%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Sassuolo wins 32.8%Average simulated goals 1.461.32

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

Why does Parma have the highest number? Sassuolo currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Parma playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.46for Parma and 1.32 for Sassuolo. That makes Parma the highest of the three result estimates at 38.8%. For the full league season, Parma is projected to earn about 42points and Sassuolo about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Parma a 38.8% chance of beating Sassuolo at home in the Serie A on 2027-02-28, with 28.4% for the draw and 32.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.461.32; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.9% 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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07.86.65.42.40.80.3
17.513.57.93.51.20.4
26.68.75.82.50.80.3
33.24.22.81.20.40.1
41.21.51.00.50.10.1
5+0.40.60.40.20.10.0

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 8.7%12 7.9%00 7.8%10 7.5%01 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.9%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Parma avoids defeat67.2%
Sassuolo avoids defeat61.2%
Parma allows no goals26.6%
Sassuolo allows no goals23.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Parma420.4%25.3%
Sassuolo450.8%15.7%

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