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Modelling · European cups

Champions League

Tuesday, September 8 · 09:00 PM

Real Madrid – Inter

Real Madrid

4th · attack 1.72 · defence 0.75

hosts

Inter

2nd · attack 1.97 · defence 0.91

Our model makes Real Madrid favourites for Real Madrid – Inter, at 48%. Kick-off September 8, 2026, 09:00 PM.

Across the full score distribution, Real Madrid win 48% of the time, the draw comes up 21% and Inter win 31%. The single most likely scoreline is 2–1, in 8.8% of simulations.

We expect 1.99 goals for Real Madrid and 1.57 for Inter, which puts the game above 2.5 goals 69% of the time and both teams scoring 68%.

Every figure on this page is read off the same score matrix, so they cannot contradict one another. They come from a Dixon-Coles model recalculated nightly, and they take no account of announced line-ups.

48%Real Madrid win
21%Draw
31%Inter win

Expected goals: 1.99 for Real Madrid, 1.57 for Inter.

Other markets

Over 1.5 goals86.8%
Under 1.513.2%
Over 2.5 goals69.1%
Under 2.530.9%
Over 3.5 goals47.7%
Under 3.552.3%
Both teams to score68.1%
Not both31.9%

Most likely scorelines

2–18.8%
1–18.6%
1–27.0%
2–26.9%
1–05.9%

All scorelines

Probability of each exact scoreline. The diagonal is draws; below it, Real Madrid wins; above it, Inter wins.

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035421
169741
269741
346521
42321
5111
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Real Madrid goals in rows, Inter goals in columns. Values are percentages; cells below 0.5% are left blank.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the favourites in Real Madrid v Inter?

Real Madrid, at 48%. The full split is Real Madrid 48%, draw 21%, Inter 31%.

What is the most likely score in Real Madrid v Inter?

2–1, which comes up in 8.8% of simulations. No single scoreline is ever very likely: the distribution is spread across many results, which is why the full matrix matters more than the top line.

Will there be over 2.5 goals in Real Madrid v Inter?

The model puts the game above 2.5 goals 69% of the time, and above 1.5 goals 87% of the time. Expected goals are 1.99 for Real Madrid and 1.57 for Inter.

Will both teams score in Real Madrid v Inter?

Both teams score in 68% of simulations. Real Madrid keep a clean sheet or Inter fail to score in the remaining 32%.

How are these probabilities calculated?

A Dixon-Coles model estimates an attacking and a defensive strength for every club from past results, with time decay so recent matches weigh more. Those strengths give the expected goals for each side, from which the full score matrix and every market on this page are derived. It is recalculated nightly and does not read line-ups, injuries or transfers.

All these figures come from a single scoreline matrix, computed on Sunday, September 27. They therefore cannot contradict one another: “over 2.5 goals” and “exact score” are two readings of the same object.