Match 03 Nov 2026 · 17:45 UTC
ITL · UEFA Champions League · 2026 League phase
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Shakhtar Donetsk Sporting CP What it means
N — no-draw run 3 0 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 26 26 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.64 0.00 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 16.0% 28.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 25.0% 28.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 18.8% 22.3% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.156 0.078 the predictor ranking score
Rank 991 1,726 position in that ranking
Σ N 3 both sides' runs added
Σ E 0.64 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.234 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Shakhtar Donetsk 1,894
Sporting CP 2,054
Rating gap -95 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.2% 75–99 · 64,725 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.23 home – away
Home win 41.2%
Draw 27.1% every level score added up
Away win 31.7%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.7% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 27.1% form only
This Elo gap said 25.2% 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 23.7% – 24.4% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.7% 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.