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Premier League · Regular Season - 36 · 2027-05-15 14:00 UTC · Stadium of Light, Sunderland

SunderlandTeam strength 1735.9 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bournemouth
single most likely score: 11 (13.2%)
BournemouthTeam strength 1872 · projected league finish #6
Sunderland wins 26.3%Draw — neither team wins 27.7%Bournemouth wins 46.0%Average simulated goals 1.171.61

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

Why does Bournemouth have the highest number? Bournemouth currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Sunderland playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.17for Sunderland and 1.61 for Bournemouth. That makes Bournemouth the highest of the three result estimates at 46.0%. For the full league season, Sunderland is projected to earn about 42points and Bournemouth about 59. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Sunderland a 26.3% chance of beating Bournemouth at home in the Premier League on 2027-05-15, with 27.7% for the draw and 46.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.2%), with average simulated goals of 1.171.61; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.7% 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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07.78.58.04.31.70.7
15.713.29.45.02.00.9
24.36.95.53.01.20.5
31.72.72.21.20.50.2
40.50.80.60.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.20.10.00.0

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 13.2%12 9.4%01 8.5%02 8.0%00 7.7%21 6.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Sunderland avoids defeat54.0%
Bournemouth avoids defeat73.7%
Sunderland allows no goals20.0%
Bournemouth allows no goals31.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Sunderland420.2%19.9%
Bournemouth590.5%20.6%0.2%

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