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La Liga · Regular Season - 30 · 2027-04-04 15:00 UTC · Anoeta, San Sebastian

SociedadTeam strength 1669.5 · projected league finish #10
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Sociedad
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
ValenciaTeam strength 1697.4 · projected league finish #8
Sociedad wins 38.1%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Valencia wins 33.4%Average simulated goals 1.441.34

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

Why does Sociedad have the highest number? Valencia 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 1.44for Sociedad and 1.34 for Valencia. That makes Sociedad the highest of the three result estimates at 38.1%. For the full league season, Sociedad is projected to earn about 50points and Valencia about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Sociedad a 38.1% chance of beating Valencia at home in the La Liga on 2027-04-04, with 28.5% for the draw and 33.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.441.34; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.9% 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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07.86.75.62.50.80.3
17.413.58.03.61.20.4
26.48.65.82.60.90.3
33.14.22.81.20.40.1
41.11.51.00.40.10.1
5+0.40.60.40.20.10.0

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 13.5%21 8.6%12 8.0%00 7.8%10 7.4%01 6.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.9%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Sociedad avoids defeat66.6%
Valencia avoids defeat61.9%
Sociedad allows no goals26.2%
Valencia allows no goals23.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Sociedad504.1%6.1%
Valencia538.6%2.3%

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