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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 10 · 2026-11-21 14:30 UTC

Union BerlinTeam strength 1619.4 · projected league finish #12
MOST LIKELY RESULT
RB Leipzig
single most likely score: 11 (13.2%)
RB LeipzigTeam strength 1761.9 · projected league finish #5
Union Berlin wins 25.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.6%RB Leipzig wins 46.8%Average simulated goals 1.161.63

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

Why does RB Leipzig have the highest number? RB Leipzig 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 1.16for Union Berlin and 1.63 for RB Leipzig. That makes RB Leipzig the highest of the three result estimates at 46.8%. For the full league season, Union Berlin is projected to earn about 40points and RB Leipzig about 57. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Union Berlin a 25.6% chance of beating RB Leipzig at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-11-21, with 27.6% for the draw and 46.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.2%), with average simulated goals of 1.161.63; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.6% 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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07.78.68.24.41.80.8
15.713.29.55.12.10.9
24.16.75.53.01.20.5
31.62.62.11.10.50.2
40.50.70.60.30.10.1
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 9.5%01 8.6%02 8.2%00 7.7%21 6.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.6%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Union Berlin avoids defeat53.2%
RB Leipzig avoids defeat74.4%
Union Berlin allows no goals19.7%
RB Leipzig allows no goals31.5%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Union Berlin400.9%11.9%
RB Leipzig570.3%45.0%

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