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La Liga · Regular Season - 36 · 2027-05-16 15:00 UTC · Anoeta, San Sebastian

SociedadTeam strength 1669.5 · projected league finish #10
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Barcelona
single most likely score: 02 (12.1%)
BarcelonaTeam strength 1951.6 · projected league finish #1
Sociedad wins 13.2%Draw — neither team wins 23.3%Barcelona wins 63.4%Average simulated goals 0.811.97

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

Why does Barcelona have the highest number? Barcelona currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Sociedad playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.81for Sociedad and 1.97 for Barcelona. That makes Barcelona the highest of the three result estimates at 63.4%. For the full league season, Sociedad is projected to earn about 50points and Barcelona about 86. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Sociedad a 13.2% chance of beating Barcelona at home in the La Liga on 2027-05-16, with 23.3% for the draw and 63.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (12.1%), with average simulated goals of 0.811.97; the chance of both teams scoring is 49.0% 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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07.510.912.17.93.92.2
13.711.29.76.43.21.8
22.04.03.92.61.30.7
30.51.11.10.70.30.2
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 11.2%01 10.9%12 9.7%03 7.9%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score49.0%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Sociedad avoids defeat36.6%
Barcelona avoids defeat86.8%
Sociedad allows no goals13.9%
Barcelona allows no goals44.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Sociedad504.1%6.1%
Barcelona8661.7%>99%

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