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La Liga · Regular Season - 18 · 2027-01-03 16:00 UTC · Estadio El Sardinero, Santander

SantanderTeam strength 1581.9 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bilbao
single most likely score: 11 (13.4%)
BilbaoTeam strength 1677.9 · projected league finish #9
Santander wins 30.5%Draw — neither team wins 28.3%Bilbao wins 41.2%Average simulated goals 1.271.51

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

Why does Bilbao have the highest number? Bilbao 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 1.27for Santander and 1.51 for Bilbao. That makes Bilbao the highest of the three result estimates at 41.2%. For the full league season, Santander is projected to earn about 38points and Bilbao about 51. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Santander a 30.5% chance of beating Bilbao at home in the La Liga on 2027-01-03, with 28.3% for the draw and 41.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.4%), with average simulated goals of 1.271.51; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.6% 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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07.77.87.13.51.30.5
16.313.49.04.51.70.7
25.07.65.72.91.10.4
32.13.22.41.20.50.2
40.71.00.80.40.10.1
5+0.20.30.20.10.00.0

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 13.4%12 9.0%01 7.8%00 7.7%21 7.6%02 7.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.6%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Santander avoids defeat58.8%
Bilbao avoids defeat69.5%
Santander allows no goals22.1%
Bilbao allows no goals28.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Santander3847.9%
Bilbao514.9%5.4%

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