Real Madrid vs Espanyol prediction — 2027-03-14

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La Liga · Regular Season - 28 · 2027-03-14 16:00 UTC

Real MadridTeam strength 1922.9 · projected league finish #2

MOST LIKELY RESULT

Real Madrid

single most likely score: 2–0 (15.6%)

EspanyolTeam strength 1629.5 · projected league finish #15

Real Madrid wins 75.5%Draw — neither team wins 18.2%Espanyol wins 6.3%Average simulated goals 2.25–0.54

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

Why does Real Madrid have the highest number? Real Madrid currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Real Madrid playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.25for Real Madrid and 0.54 for Espanyol. That makes Real Madrid the highest of the three result estimates at 75.5%. For the full league season, Real Madrid is projected to earn about 82points and Espanyol about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Real Madrid a 75.5% chance of beating Espanyol at home in the La Liga on 2027-03-14, with 18.2% for the draw and 6.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 2–0 (15.6%), with average simulated goals of 2.25–0.54; the chance of both teams scoring is 38.0% 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

	0	1	2	3	4
0	7.2	2.3	0.9	0.2	0.0
1	13.0	8.4	2.0	0.4	0.0
2	15.6	8.4	2.2	0.4	0.1
3	11.7	6.3	1.7	0.3	0.0
4	6.6	3.5	0.9	0.2	0.0
5+	4.5	2.4	0.6	0.1	0.0

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

2–0 15.6%1–0 13.0%3–0 11.7%1–1 8.4%2–1 8.4%0–0 7.2%

Other match possibilities

Both teams to score		38.0%
2 or more total goals		77.5%
3 or more total goals		52.6%
4 or more total goals		30.4%
Real Madrid avoids defeat		93.7%
Espanyol avoids defeat		24.5%
Real Madrid allows no goals		58.6%
Espanyol allows no goals		10.6%