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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 22 · 2027-02-20 14:30 UTC · Weserstadion, Bremen

WerderTeam strength 1606 · projected league finish #13
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Dortmund
single most likely score: 11 (12.1%)
DortmundTeam strength 1834.8 · projected league finish #2
Werder wins 17.5%Draw — neither team wins 25.4%Dortmund wins 57.1%Average simulated goals 0.941.84

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

Why does Dortmund have the highest number? Dortmund currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Werder playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.94for Werder and 1.84 for Dortmund. That makes Dortmund the highest of the three result estimates at 57.1%. For the full league season, Werder is projected to earn about 39points and Dortmund about 65. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Werder a 17.5% chance of beating Dortmund at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-02-20, with 25.4% for the draw and 57.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.1%), with average simulated goals of 0.941.84; the chance of both teams scoring is 52.7% 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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07.610.010.56.43.01.5
14.412.19.96.12.81.4
22.75.04.62.81.30.7
30.91.61.50.90.40.2
40.20.40.30.20.10.1
5+0.00.10.10.00.00.0

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 12.1%02 10.5%01 10.0%12 9.9%00 7.6%03 6.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score52.7%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Werder avoids defeat42.9%
Dortmund avoids defeat82.5%
Werder allows no goals15.9%
Dortmund allows no goals39.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Werder390.6%16.5%
Dortmund653.5%84.3%

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