Match 18 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC
POR · Taça de Portugal · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure SC Salgueiros GD Estoril Praia What it means
N — no-draw run 2 2 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 18 22 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.33 0.53 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 16.0% 26.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 17.0% 27.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 27.5% 24.7% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.145 0.162 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,111 946 position in that ranking
Σ N 4 both sides' runs added
Σ E 0.86 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.307 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
SC Salgueiros 1,475
GD Estoril Praia 1,589
Rating gap -49 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 72,871 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.02 home – away
Home win 46.7%
Draw 27.6% every level score added up
Away win 25.8%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 27.3% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 27.6% form only
This Elo gap said 26.3% 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 24.4% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 23.7% – 24.4% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 27.3% 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.