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HomePredictionsVenezia vs Sassuolo

Serie A · Regular Season - 14 · 2026-12-06 17:30 UTC · Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venice

VeneziaTeam strength 1598.8 · projected league finish #16
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Venezia
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
SassuoloTeam strength 1622 · projected league finish #13
Venezia wins 38.7%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Sassuolo wins 32.9%Average simulated goals 1.451.33

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

Why does Venezia have the highest number? Sassuolo currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Venezia playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.45for Venezia and 1.33 for Sassuolo. That makes Venezia the highest of the three result estimates at 38.7%. For the full league season, Venezia is projected to earn about 42points and Sassuolo about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Venezia a 38.7% chance of beating Sassuolo at home in the Serie A on 2026-12-06, with 28.4% for the draw and 32.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.451.33; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.9% 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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07.86.75.52.40.80.3
17.513.57.93.51.20.4
26.68.75.82.60.80.3
33.24.22.81.20.40.1
41.21.51.00.40.10.1
5+0.40.60.40.20.10.0

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%21 8.7%12 7.9%00 7.8%10 7.5%01 6.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.9%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Venezia avoids defeat67.1%
Sassuolo avoids defeat61.3%
Venezia allows no goals26.5%
Sassuolo allows no goals23.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Venezia420.2%27.6%
Sassuolo450.8%15.7%

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