Match 17 Jul 2010
ITL · Club Friendlies · 2010
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The models what they said before kick-off
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure SL Benfica Groningen What it means
N — no-draw run 10 1 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 37 15 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.86 0.19 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 18.0% 18.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 19.0% 20.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 20.4% 24.4% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.322 0.102 the predictor ranking score
Rank 336 1,492 position in that ranking

These are each team's figures as they stand today — this match has no stored Cross row, so they are not the numbers that held when it was played.

Team strength · Elo
SL Benfica 1,933 after: 1,929
Groningen 1,674 after: 1,677
Rating gap +324 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 13.5% 300+ · 22,677 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.21 – 0.94 home – away
Home win 65.8%
Draw 19.9% every level score added up
Away win 14.3%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 18.5% 80% goals model · 20% Elo gap
Goals model said 19.9% form only
This Elo gap said 13.5% strength only

The mix is the one that scored best over 530,148 matches — the two are averaged on the log-odds scale, not simply added.

Both figures are what the models knew before this match — neither ever reads the result it is describing, so they can be compared with what actually happened. 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.