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Premier League · Regular Season - 31 · 2027-04-10 14:00 UTC · Stadium of Light, Sunderland

SunderlandTeam strength 1735.9 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Sunderland
single most likely score: 11 (12.6%)
IpswichTeam strength 1640 · projected league finish #19
Sunderland wins 52.9%Draw — neither team wins 26.4%Ipswich wins 20.7%Average simulated goals 1.751.03

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

Why does Sunderland have the highest number? Sunderland 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 1.75for Sunderland and 1.03 for Ipswich. That makes Sunderland the highest of the three result estimates at 52.9%. For the full league season, Sunderland is projected to earn about 42points and Ipswich about 30. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Sunderland a 52.9% chance of beating Ipswich at home in the Premier League on 2027-04-10, with 26.4% for the draw and 20.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.6%), with average simulated goals of 1.751.03; the chance of both teams scoring is 54.6% 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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07.64.93.31.10.30.1
19.412.65.72.00.50.1
29.59.85.01.70.40.1
35.65.72.91.00.30.1
42.42.51.30.40.10.0
5+1.21.20.60.20.10.0

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 12.6%21 9.8%20 9.5%10 9.4%00 7.6%12 5.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score54.6%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Sunderland avoids defeat79.3%
Ipswich avoids defeat47.1%
Sunderland allows no goals35.7%
Ipswich allows no goals17.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Sunderland420.2%19.9%
Ipswich3082.9%

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