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La Liga · Regular Season - 28 · 2027-03-14 16:00 UTC · Estadio El Sardinero, Santander

SantanderTeam strength 1581.9 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Atletico
single most likely score: 11 (11.8%)
AtleticoTeam strength 1827.7 · projected league finish #3
Santander wins 16.1%Draw — neither team wins 24.8%Atletico wins 59.2%Average simulated goals 0.901.88

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

Why does Atletico have the highest number? Atletico currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Santander playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.90for Santander and 1.88 for Atletico. That makes Atletico the highest of the three result estimates at 59.2%. For the full league season, Santander is projected to earn about 38points and Atletico about 71. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Santander a 16.1% chance of beating Atletico at home in the La Liga on 2027-03-14, with 24.8% for the draw and 59.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (11.8%), with average simulated goals of 0.901.88; the chance of both teams scoring is 51.6% 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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07.610.311.06.93.21.7
14.211.89.96.22.91.6
22.54.74.42.81.30.7
30.71.41.30.80.40.2
40.20.30.30.20.10.0
5+0.00.10.10.00.00.0

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 11.8%02 11.0%01 10.3%12 9.9%00 7.6%03 6.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score51.6%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Santander avoids defeat40.8%
Atletico avoids defeat83.9%
Santander allows no goals15.2%
Atletico allows no goals40.7%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Santander3847.9%
Atletico713.5%82.6%

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