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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 19 · 2027-01-30 14:30 UTC

Union BerlinTeam strength 1619.4 · projected league finish #12
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Leverkusen
single most likely score: 11 (12.7%)
LeverkusenTeam strength 1804 · projected league finish #3
Union Berlin wins 21.5%Draw — neither team wins 26.7%Leverkusen wins 51.8%Average simulated goals 1.051.73

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

Why does Leverkusen have the highest number? Leverkusen currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Union Berlin playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.05for Union Berlin and 1.73 for Leverkusen. That makes Leverkusen the highest of the three result estimates at 51.8%. For the full league season, Union Berlin is projected to earn about 40points and Leverkusen about 62. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Union Berlin a 21.5% chance of beating Leverkusen at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-01-30, with 26.7% for the draw and 51.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.7%), with average simulated goals of 1.051.73; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.0% 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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07.79.39.35.32.31.1
15.012.79.75.62.41.2
23.45.95.13.01.30.6
31.22.11.81.00.40.2
40.30.50.50.30.10.1
5+0.10.10.10.10.00.0

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 12.7%12 9.7%02 9.3%01 9.3%00 7.7%21 5.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.0%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Union Berlin avoids defeat48.2%
Leverkusen avoids defeat78.5%
Union Berlin allows no goals17.7%
Leverkusen allows no goals35.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Union Berlin400.9%11.9%
Leverkusen621.6%70.5%

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