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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 27 · 2027-03-20 14:30 UTC · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB LeipzigTeam strength 1761.9 · projected league finish #5
MOST LIKELY RESULT
RB Leipzig
single most likely score: 11 (11.9%)
Union BerlinTeam strength 1619.4 · projected league finish #12
RB Leipzig wins 58.5%Draw — neither team wins 25.0%Union Berlin wins 16.6%Average simulated goals 1.870.91

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

Why does RB Leipzig have the highest number? RB Leipzig currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for RB Leipzig playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.87for RB Leipzig and 0.91 for Union Berlin. That makes RB Leipzig the highest of the three result estimates at 58.5%. For the full league season, RB Leipzig is projected to earn about 57points and Union Berlin about 40. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives RB Leipzig a 58.5% chance of beating Union Berlin at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-03-20, with 25.0% for the draw and 16.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (11.9%), with average simulated goals of 1.870.91; the chance of both teams scoring is 52.0% 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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07.64.32.60.80.20.0
110.211.94.81.50.30.1
210.89.94.51.40.30.1
36.76.22.80.90.20.0
43.12.91.30.40.10.0
5+1.71.50.70.20.00.0

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 11.9%20 10.8%10 10.2%21 9.9%00 7.6%30 6.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score52.0%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
RB Leipzig avoids defeat83.4%
Union Berlin avoids defeat41.5%
RB Leipzig allows no goals40.2%
Union Berlin allows no goals15.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
RB Leipzig570.3%45.0%
Union Berlin400.9%11.9%

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