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Premier League · Regular Season - 35 · 2027-05-08 14:00 UTC · Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

TottenhamTeam strength 1777.3 · projected league finish #16
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Chelsea
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
ChelseaTeam strength 1831.1 · projected league finish #10
Tottenham wins 35.2%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Chelsea wins 36.3%Average simulated goals 1.381.40

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

Why does Chelsea have the highest number? Chelsea currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Tottenham playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.38for Tottenham and 1.40 for Chelsea. That makes Chelsea the highest of the three result estimates at 36.3%. For the full league season, Tottenham is projected to earn about 47points and Chelsea about 54. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Tottenham a 35.2% chance of beating Chelsea at home in the Premier League on 2027-05-08, with 28.5% for the draw and 36.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.381.40; the chance of both teams scoring is 58.0% 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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07.87.16.12.91.00.4
17.013.58.43.91.40.5
25.98.35.82.71.00.3
32.73.82.71.20.40.2
40.91.30.90.40.20.1
5+0.30.50.30.20.10.0

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%12 8.4%21 8.3%00 7.8%01 7.1%10 7.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score58.0%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Tottenham avoids defeat63.7%
Chelsea avoids defeat64.8%
Tottenham allows no goals24.6%
Chelsea allows no goals25.2%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Tottenham471.3%7.0%
Chelsea540.1%8.0%1.3%

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