Match 25 Oct 2026 · 20:30 UTC
POR · Primeira Liga · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Sporting CP Académico de Viseu What it means
N — no-draw run 0 4 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 26 4 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 0.94 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 28.0% 23.5% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 28.0% 23.5% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 22.3% 23.5% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.078 0.479 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,726 103 position in that ranking
Σ N 4 both sides' runs added
Σ E 0.94 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.558 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Sporting CP 2,054
Académico de Viseu 1,564
Rating gap +556 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 14.0% 300+ · 22,456 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.31 – 0.85 home – away
Home win 69.7%
Draw 18.5% every level score added up
Away win 11.8%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 17.0% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 18.5% form only
This Elo gap said 14.0% 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 14.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 13.2% – 14.2% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 17.0% 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.