Match 08 Dec 2026 · 20:00 UTC
ITL · UEFA Champions League · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Barcelona Manchester City What it means
N — no-draw run 11 9 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 27 50 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.77 1.46 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 4.0% 18.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 9.0% 15.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 20.4% 20.6% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.281 0.255 the predictor ranking score
Rank 430 505 position in that ranking
Σ N 20 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.23 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.535 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Barcelona 2,209
Manchester City 2,253
Rating gap +21 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 27.4% 0–24 · 67,203 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.08 – 1.39 home – away
Home win 52.8%
Draw 22.1% every level score added up
Away win 25.1%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 23.3% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 22.1% form only
This Elo gap said 27.4% 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 22.8% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 22.4% – 22.8% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 23.3% 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.