Thursday, February 19, 2026

CL: Italian disappointment continues

The Italian disappointment continues. Inter lost 3-1 against Bodee Glimt and their chances crashed from 84% to 45%. It remains one of the most open ties remaining together with Atletico vs Brugge where Atletico wins in 75% of the simulations.

Champions League

PosPtsTeamPtsGDR16QFSemiFinalChamp



124Arsenal2423-4100%85%62%46%29%
221Bayern2122-8100%76%48%30%15%
318Liverpool1820-8100%77%42%19%9%
417Tottenham1717-7100%59%21%6%1.9%
516Barcelona1622-14100%54%33%14%7%
616Chelsea1617-10100%53%31%13%6%
716Sporting1617-11100%51%15%6%2.3%
816Man City1615-9100%68%32%19%10%
915Real Madrid1521-1287%43%16%8%3.4%
1015Inter1515-745%23%10%5%2.4%
1114Paris SG1421-1195.7%50%32%15%7%
1214Newcastle1417-7>99.99%42%22%8%3.2%
1313Juventus1314-1015%6%1.9%< 1%< 1%
1413Atletico1317-1575%32%13%4.0%1.5%
1513Atalanta1310-1016%2.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%
1612Leverkusen1213-1495.8%18%7%2.4%< 1%
1711Dortmund1119-1784%18%7%2.6%< 1%
1811Olympiakos1110-144.2%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
1910Brugge1015-1725%6%1.5%< 1%< 1%
2010Galatasaray109-1185%19%3.5%< 1%< 1%
2110Monaco108-144.3%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
2210Karabakh Agdam1013-21< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
239Bodoe Glimt914-1555%10%1.4%< 1%< 1%
249Benfica910-1213%4.6%1.2%< 1%< 1%

Last 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Champions
Paris SG (96%)



Paris SG (50%)
Barcelona (25%)
Chelsea (24%)

Chelsea (50%)
Barcelona (50%)







Paris SG (32%)
Liverpool (22%)
Barcelona (15%)
Chelsea (14%)

Galatasaray (85%)







Liverpool (41%)
Tottenham (33%)
Galatasaray (19%)



Liverpool (50%)
Tottenham (50%)











Arsenal (22%)
Paris SG (15%)
Bayern (14%)
Liverpool (10%)
Man City (9%)

Real Madrid (87%)









Real Madrid (43%)
Man City (31%)
Sporting (22%)





Sporting (50%)
Man City (50%)











Arsenal (31%)
Bayern (23%)
Real Madrid (16%)
Man City (15%)



Dortmund (84%)









Arsenal (42%)
Bayern (37%)
Dortmund (18%)





Bayern (50%)
Arsenal (50%)















Arsenal (29%)
Bayern (15%)
Man City (10%)
Liverpool (9%)
Newcastle (100%)









Newcastle (42%)
Barcelona (29%)
Chelsea (28%)





Barcelona (50%)
Chelsea (50%)











Newcastle (22%)
Liverpool (20%)
Barcelona (17%)
Chelsea (16%)
Atletico (13%)



Atletico (75%)
Brugge (25%)









Liverpool (36%)
Atletico (32%)
Tottenham (26%)





Tottenham (50%)
Liverpool (50%)













Arsenal (24%)
Bayern (16%)
Man City (11%)
Liverpool (9%)

Bodoe Glimt (55%)
Inter (45%)







Man City (37%)
Sporting (29%)
Inter (23%)



Man City (50%)
Sporting (50%)









Arsenal (32%)
Bayern (25%)
Man City (17%)
Inter (10%)

Leverkusen (96%)





Arsenal (43%)
Bayern (39%)
Leverkusen (18%)

Arsenal (50%)
Bayern (50%)

Which countries get extra CL spots



Score
CountryProbabilityAverageMinMax
ENG99.85%20.7114.6725.83
GER43%15.6210.5721.79
POL22%14.971222.5
POR22%14.811.322.5
ITA6%13.579.5722.79
ESP6%13.69.2519.94
GRE< 1%11.979.219.8
CYP< 1%11.479.6316.88
FRA< 1%11.68.6916.19
CZE< 1%9.777.316
TUR< 1%9.296.616.3
Number of semifinalists from GER; 234 mbit
n01234







Probability18%42%30%9%1.1%







Chance if7%30%66%91%99.0%








Number of semifinalists from POR; 210 mbit
n0123








Probability29%49%20%2.2%








Chance if2.1%16%59%94%









Number of quarterfinalists from POR; 200 mbit
n0123




















Probability2.9%25%46%25%




















Chance if< 1%< 1%16%56%





















Number of quarterfinalists from POL; 187 mbit
n0123




















Probability28%53%19%< 1%




















Chance if< 1%20%60%92%





















Number of quarterfinalists from GER; 186 mbit
n12345



















Probability9%32%40%18%2.0%



















Chance if4.0%21%50%78%92%




















Number of semifinalists from POL; 168 mbit
n012









Probability68%29%2.7%









Chance if9%47%92%










Number of finalists from GER; 143 mbit
n0123


Probability44%42%13%1.4%


Chance if22%51%82%97%



Number of finalists from POR; 110 mbit
n012



Probability65%31%3.6%



Chance if11%37%83%




Number of quarterfinalists from ITA; 107 mbit
n01234



















Probability2.6%36%42%17%2.7%



















Chance if< 1%< 1%2.6%20%57%




















Number of semifinalists from ESP; 105 mbit
n01234







Probability17%38%31%12%1.9%







Chance if< 1%< 1%4.5%24%61%







 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

CL: A bad night for Italian teams.

 Both Juventus and Atalanta lost away with multiple goals margin.

Champions League

PosPtsTeamPtsGDR16QFSemiFinalChamp



124Arsenal2423-4100%86%62%46%29%
221Bayern2122-8100%77%48%30%15%
318Liverpool1820-8100%77%42%19%10%
417Tottenham1717-7100%60%21%6%1.9%
516Barcelona1622-14100%56%34%15%7%
616Chelsea1617-10100%54%32%13%6%
716Sporting1617-11100%44%13%5%1.9%
816Man City1615-9100%62%29%17%9%
915Real Madrid1521-1287%43%16%8%3.4%
1015Inter1515-784%44%18%10%4.4%
1114Paris SG1421-1195.6%50%32%15%7%
1214Newcastle1417-791%38%20%7%2.8%
1313Juventus1314-1015%6%1.9%< 1%< 1%
1413Atletico1317-1570%30%12%3.7%1.3%
1513Atalanta1310-1016%2.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%
1612Leverkusen1213-1465%12%4.2%1.5%< 1%
1711Dortmund1119-1784%18%7%2.6%< 1%
1811Olympiakos1110-1435%3.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%
1910Brugge1015-1730%8%1.8%< 1%< 1%
2010Galatasaray109-1185%20%3.5%< 1%< 1%
2110Monaco108-144.4%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
2210Karabakh Agdam1013-219%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
239Bodoe Glimt914-1516%3.1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
249Benfica910-1213%4.6%1.2%< 1%< 1%

Last 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Champions
Paris SG (96%)



Paris SG (50%)
Barcelona (25%)
Chelsea (24%)

Barcelona (50%)
Chelsea (50%)







Paris SG (32%)
Liverpool (22%)
Barcelona (15%)
Chelsea (14%)

Galatasaray (85%)







Liverpool (41%)
Tottenham (33%)
Galatasaray (20%)



Tottenham (50%)
Liverpool (50%)











Arsenal (22%)
Paris SG (15%)
Bayern (14%)
Liverpool (10%)
Man City (9%)

Real Madrid (87%)









Real Madrid (43%)
Man City (31%)
Sporting (22%)





Man City (50%)
Sporting (50%)











Arsenal (31%)
Bayern (23%)
Real Madrid (16%)
Man City (15%)



Dortmund (84%)









Arsenal (42%)
Bayern (37%)
Dortmund (18%)





Arsenal (50%)
Bayern (50%)















Arsenal (29%)
Bayern (15%)
Liverpool (10%)
Man City (9%)
Newcastle (91%)









Newcastle (38%)
Barcelona (31%)
Chelsea (30%)





Chelsea (50%)
Barcelona (50%)











Liverpool (21%)
Newcastle (20%)
Barcelona (18%)
Chelsea (17%)
Atletico (12%)



Atletico (70%)
Brugge (30%)









Liverpool (36%)
Atletico (30%)
Tottenham (26%)





Liverpool (50%)
Tottenham (50%)













Arsenal (23%)
Bayern (16%)
Inter (10%)
Liverpool (9%)

Inter (84%)







Inter (44%)
Man City (31%)
Sporting (22%)



Sporting (50%)
Man City (50%)









Arsenal (32%)
Bayern (24%)
Inter (18%)
Man City (14%)

Leverkusen (65%)
Olympiakos (35%)





Arsenal (44%)
Bayern (40%)

Bayern (50%)
Arsenal (50%)

 

Monday, February 16, 2026

16 PL teams with title chance

Below are the 16 teams with chance to win a title this year, that is, when we simulate the remainder of the season a million times they win one of the titles at least once. The percentages are shown in the table below.

Titles

TeamLeagueFA CupLeague CupEurope


Arsenal86%44%61%30%
Man City12%11%39%9%
Aston Villa2.6%

40%
Liverpool< 1%13%
9%
Chelsea< 1%13%
6%
Man United< 1%


Brentford< 1%3.1%

Newcastle< 1%6%
2.8%
Fulham
5%

Sunderland
< 1%

Crystal Palace


33%
Leeds
2.9%

Tottenham


1.7%
Forest


6%
West Ham
1.1%

Wolves
< 1%

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

PL: Man City decrease the gap in the title race

Arsenal dropped two points against Brentford. On average the finish seven points ahead of city and win the league 86% of the simulations. At the bottom we have seven teams involved in the relegation battle. Most important are the matches involving Forest and West Ham, as detailed in table further down. In most simulations, team #17 finishes on 39-43 points. 

Hot Teams
Man United: 13 points in the last 5 matches, 5.9 more than expected
Bournemouth: 11 points in the last 5 matches, 4.8 more than expected
West Ham: 10 points in the last 5 matches, 4.4 more than expected
Chelsea: 13 points in the last 5 matches, 3.3 more than expected
Leeds: 8 points in the last 5 matches, 2.4 more than expected

Cold Teams
Brighton: 2 points in the last 5 matches, 5.3 less than expected
Tottenham: 2 points in the last 5 matches, 5.1 less than expected
Newcastle: 4 points in the last 5 matches, 3.2 less than expected
Fulham: 3 points in the last 5 matches, 3.2 less than expected
Crystal Palace: 4 points in the last 5 matches, 2.6 less than expected



Average Simulated
Season
Probabilities
PtsTeamPtsGDRelegatedTop 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Win LeagueECLELCL
54Arsenal81.7+48< 1%100%>99.99%>99.99%99.99%86%< 1%< 1%>99.99%
53Man City74.4+38< 1%>99.99%99.95%99.70%98.6%12%< 1%< 1%99.73%
50Aston Villa71.4+18< 1%99.91%99.50%97.7%92%2.6%< 1%1.3%98.6%
42Liverpool63.3+14< 1%93%83%63%37%< 1%4.2%27%66%
44Chelsea62.8+21< 1%93%83%62%36%< 1%4.5%28%64%
45Man United62.6+12< 1%90%77%55%30%< 1%7%33%55%
40Brentford57.3+7< 1%54%30%13%4.4%< 1%18%41%13%
36Newcastle54.2+2< 1%25%11%3.7%< 1%< 1%18%22%6%
37Bournemouth53.6-2< 1%20%8%2.7%< 1%< 1%17%16%2.7%
37Everton52.5-3< 1%14%5%1.8%< 1%< 1%13%11%1.8%
34Fulham50.6-5< 1%7%2.2%< 1%< 1%< 1%8%9%< 1%
31Brighton47.9+1< 1%2.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%4.2%4.0%< 1%
32Crystal Palace46.6-81.9%1.1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.4%34%< 1%
33Sunderland46.3-142.6%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.8%1.3%< 1%
30Leeds45.4-113.8%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.1%2.1%< 1%
29Tottenham45.1-23.5%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.3%< 1%1.8%
27Forest41.5-1617%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%6%
24West Ham36.1-2575%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%1.1%< 1%
18Burnley30.7-2995.7%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%
9Wolves20.5-4299.99%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%< 1%


Important matches for title race
Tottenham vs Arsenal (3%)Home Win (25%)Draw (23%)Away Win (53%)
Arsenal78%83%90%
Man City17%14%8%
Aston Villa4.3%3.2%1.6%

 

Important matches for CL race
Forest vs Liverpool (3.2%)Home Win (32%)Draw (24%)Away Win (44%)
Liverpool56%63%75%
Man United59%56%52%
Chelsea68%65%61%
Brentford15%14%12%
Chelsea vs Burnley (2.6%)Home Win (72%)Draw (17%)Away Win (12%)
Chelsea69%55%48%
Man United54%58%61%
Liverpool64%68%71%
Brentford12%15%16%


 

Important matches for avoiding relegation
West Ham vs Bournemouth (4.6%)Home Win (39%)Draw (24%)Away Win (37%)
West Ham36%22%16%
Forest79%85%87%
Tottenham95.2%97.0%97.7%
Leeds95%96.7%97.4%
Forest vs Liverpool (2.6%)Home Win (32%)Draw (24%)Away Win (44%)
Forest91%83%78%
West Ham21%25%29%
Burnley3.2%4.4%5%



BurnleyWest HamForestLeedsTottenhamSunderlandCrystal Palace
pointsQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChanceQProbabilityChance
53< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%5%2.0%100%4.6%1.7%100%8%2.8%100%8%2.9%100%
52< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%1.3%< 1%100%8%2.9%100%7%2.7%100%12%3.8%100%12%4.1%100%
51< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%2.1%< 1%100%12%3.7%100%11%3.7%100%17%4.7%100%18%5%100%
50< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%3.6%1.5%100%17%5%100%16%4.6%100%23%6%100%24%6%100%
49< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%6%2.2%100%24%6%100%22%6%100%30%7%100%32%8%100%
48< 1%< 1%-< 1%< 1%100%9%2.9%100%31%7%100%29%7%100%38%8%100%41%9%100%
47< 1%< 1%100%< 1%< 1%99.9%13%4.2%100%39%9%100%37%8%100%47%9%100%50%9%100%
46< 1%< 1%100%1.5%< 1%99.9%18%5%>99.99%48%9%>99.99%46%9%>99.99%56%9%>99.99%59%9%>99.99%
45< 1%< 1%100%2.5%1.0%99.4%24%6%99.94%57%9%99.98%55%9%>99.99%65%9%99.96%68%9%99.98%
44< 1%< 1%99%4.2%1.7%98%32%8%99.7%66%9%99.9%64%9%99.94%73%8%99.8%76%8%99.9%
43< 1%< 1%95%7%2.5%93%41%8%99.1%74%8%99.4%72%8%99.7%80%7%99.3%83%7%99.6%
42< 1%< 1%89%10%3.3%85%49%9%97.4%81%7%98.3%79%7%98.9%86%6%98.0%88%6%98.3%
411.5%< 1%76%15%4.7%73%59%9%94%87%6%95.3%85%6%97.0%91%4.9%95%93%4.1%95.8%
402.5%< 1%60%21%6%58%67%9%88%92%4.5%90%90%4.9%93%95%3.5%89%95.7%3.0%90%
393.9%1.5%43%28%7%43%75%8%79%95%3.2%82%94%3.6%86%96.9%2.3%80%97.6%2.0%82%
386%2.3%27%36%8%29%82%7%69%97.1%2.2%70%96.1%2.5%78%98.5%1.5%68%98.8%1.2%71%
379%3.1%16%45%9%18%88%6%58%98.4%1.4%57%97.8%1.7%66%99.32%< 1%56%99.47%< 1%57%
3613%4.0%8%55%9%11%92%4.3%46%99.23%< 1%42%98.9%1.0%55%99.73%< 1%42%99.79%< 1%43%
3519%5%4.0%64%10%6%95.2%3.2%34%99.67%< 1%31%99.44%< 1%42%99.92%< 1%30%99.92%< 1%29%
3425%7%1.7%73%9%2.9%97.3%2.1%23%99.87%< 1%19%99.76%< 1%30%99.99%< 1%20%99.98%< 1%20%
3333%7%< 1%81%7%1.3%98.6%1.3%15%99.95%< 1%11%99.91%< 1%20%100%< 1%18%>99.99%< 1%13%
3241%9%< 1%87%6%< 1%99.34%< 1%9%99.99%< 1%5%99.97%< 1%14%100%< 1%-100%< 1%-
3150%9%< 1%92%4.9%< 1%99.73%< 1%5%>99.99%< 1%< 1%>99.99%< 1%6%100%< 1%-100%< 1%-
3059%9%< 1%95.3%3.3%< 1%99.90%< 1%2%100%< 1%->99.99%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-
2968%9%< 1%97.6%2.3%< 1%99.97%< 1%< 1%100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-
2876%8%< 1%98.9%1.3%< 1%>99.99%< 1%< 1%100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-
2783%7%< 1%99.54%< 1%< 1%100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-
2689%6%< 1%99.85%< 1%< 1%100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-
2593%4.2%< 1%99.98%< 1%< 1%100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-100%< 1%-
Q: Probability team finish with X points (or more)
Probability: Probability team finish with X points
Chance: Probability team is succesful, if they finish with X points