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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 34 · 2027-05-22 13:30 UTC · Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen

SchalkeTeam strength 1519.7 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Leverkusen
single most likely score: 02 (12.1%)
LeverkusenTeam strength 1804 · projected league finish #3
Schalke wins 13.1%Draw — neither team wins 23.3%Leverkusen wins 63.7%Average simulated goals 0.801.98

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

Why does Leverkusen have the highest number? Leverkusen currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Schalke playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.80for Schalke and 1.98 for Leverkusen. That makes Leverkusen the highest of the three result estimates at 63.7%. For the full league season, Schalke is projected to earn about 30points and Leverkusen about 62. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Schalke a 13.1% chance of beating Leverkusen at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-05-22, with 23.3% for the draw and 63.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (12.1%), with average simulated goals of 0.801.98; the chance of both teams scoring is 48.8% 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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07.511.012.18.04.02.3
13.711.19.76.43.21.8
22.03.93.92.61.30.7
30.51.11.00.70.30.2
40.10.20.20.10.10.0
5+0.00.00.00.00.00.0

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
02 12.1%11 11.1%01 11.0%12 9.7%03 8.0%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score48.8%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Schalke avoids defeat36.3%
Leverkusen avoids defeat86.9%
Schalke allows no goals13.8%
Leverkusen allows no goals44.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Schalke3066.7%
Leverkusen621.6%70.5%

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