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Premier League · Regular Season - 26 · 2027-02-20 15:00 UTC · Stadium of Light, Sunderland

SunderlandTeam strength 1735.9 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Everton
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
EvertonTeam strength 1803.4 · projected league finish #13
Sunderland wins 33.6%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Everton wins 37.9%Average simulated goals 1.341.44

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

Why does Everton have the highest number? Everton 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 1.34for Sunderland and 1.44 for Everton. That makes Everton the highest of the three result estimates at 37.9%. For the full league season, Sunderland is projected to earn about 42points and Everton about 50. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Sunderland a 33.6% chance of beating Everton at home in the Premier League on 2027-02-20, with 28.5% for the draw and 37.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.341.44; 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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07.87.46.43.11.10.4
16.813.58.64.11.50.6
25.68.05.82.81.00.4
32.53.62.61.20.40.2
40.81.20.90.40.10.1
5+0.30.40.30.10.10.0

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%12 8.6%21 8.0%00 7.8%01 7.4%10 6.8%
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%
Sunderland avoids defeat62.1%
Everton avoids defeat66.4%
Sunderland allows no goals23.8%
Everton allows no goals26.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Sunderland420.2%19.9%
Everton503.4%3.0%

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