Match 04 Oct 2026 · 18:45 UTC
ITL · UEFA Nations League · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Portugal Norway What it means
N — no-draw run 4 8 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 29 14 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.77 1.58 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 18.0% 18.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 20.0% 21.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 22.9% 22.3% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.192 0.392 the predictor ranking score
Rank 756 209 position in that ranking
Σ N 12 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.35 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.584 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Portugal 2,051
Norway 2,016
Rating gap +96 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.8% 75–99 · 4,608 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.94 – 1.27 home – away
Home win 52.3%
Draw 23.1% every level score added up
Away win 24.6%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 23.8% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 23.1% form only
This Elo gap said 25.8% 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 24.4% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 24.4% – 24.8% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 23.8% 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.