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La Liga · Regular Season - 23 · 2027-02-07 16:00 UTC · Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia

ValenciaTeam strength 1697.4 · projected league finish #8
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Valencia
single most likely score: 11 (12.4%)
SantanderTeam strength 1581.9 · projected league finish #18
Valencia wins 55.2%Draw — neither team wins 25.9%Santander wins 18.9%Average simulated goals 1.800.98

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

Why does Valencia have the highest number? Valencia currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Valencia playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.80for Valencia and 0.98 for Santander. That makes Valencia the highest of the three result estimates at 55.2%. For the full league season, Valencia is projected to earn about 53points and Santander about 38. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Valencia a 55.2% chance of beating Santander at home in the La Liga on 2027-02-07, with 25.9% for the draw and 18.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.4%), with average simulated goals of 1.800.98; the chance of both teams scoring is 53.6% 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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07.64.73.01.00.20.1
19.712.45.41.80.40.1
210.19.94.81.60.40.1
36.05.92.90.90.20.1
42.72.71.30.40.10.0
5+1.41.30.70.20.10.0

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 12.4%20 10.1%21 9.9%10 9.7%00 7.6%30 6.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score53.6%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Valencia avoids defeat81.1%
Santander avoids defeat44.8%
Valencia allows no goals37.5%
Santander allows no goals16.5%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Valencia538.6%2.3%
Santander3847.9%

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