Match 11 Oct 2026 · 14:30 UTC
POR · Primeira Liga · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Rio Ave CD Nacional What it means
N — no-draw run 1 6 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 12 13 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.34 1.40 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 30.0% 24.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 36.0% 23.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 30.9% 24.8% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.151 0.341 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,043 310 position in that ranking
Σ N 7 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.74 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.492 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Rio Ave 1,586
CD Nacional 1,543
Rating gap +108 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.3% 100–149 · 86,813 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.25 home – away
Home win 41.4%
Draw 26.9% every level score added up
Away win 31.7%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.4% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 26.9% form only
This Elo gap said 25.3% strength only

The mix is the one that scored best over 544,576 matches — the two are averaged on the log-odds scale, not simply added.

The regression · the logistic model
Logistic draw chance 27.3% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 27.0% – 27.3% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.4% the older published reading

A regression over five signals — the goals model, the draw rate at this Elo gap, the expected goals in the fixture and the competition's own base draw rate — with an isotonic map on top to put the level back where reality is. Held out on a decade it never saw it beat the blend above, which is why both are shown here while one is chosen. This is a real forecast: the fixture had not been played when the model was fitted.

A forecast from every match played so far. Measured over 160,869 priced matches the goals model is slightly worse than the bookmakers (how it is scored), so a high draw chance means an even, low-scoring match rather than value. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.