Match 20 Jan 2027 · 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 RB Leipzig Shakhtar Donetsk What it means
N — no-draw run 22 3 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 26 26 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 3.39 0.64 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 10.0% 16.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 19.0% 25.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 21.6% 18.8% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.613 0.156 the predictor ranking score
Rank 16 989 position in that ranking
Σ N 25 both sides' runs added
Σ E 4.03 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.768 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
RB Leipzig 1,970
Shakhtar Donetsk 1,894
Rating gap +141 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.3% 100–149 · 86,813 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.56 home – away
Home win 32.3%
Draw 25.7% every level score added up
Away win 42.0%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 25.6% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 25.7% 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 23.0% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 23.0% – 23.0% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 25.6% 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.