Match 05 Nov 2026 · 20:00 UTC
ITL · UEFA Europa League · 2026 League phase
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure SL Benfica Lech Poznań What it means
N — no-draw run 7 8 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 37 19 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.44 1.79 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 20.0% 26.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 21.0% 20.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 20.5% 24.4% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.254 0.374 the predictor ranking score
Rank 506 247 position in that ranking
Σ N 15 both sides' runs added
Σ E 3.23 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.628 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
SL Benfica 2,026
Lech Poznań 1,821
Rating gap +270 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,382 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.23 – 1.07 home – away
Home win 63.2%
Draw 20.2% every level score added up
Away win 16.6%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 20.3% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 20.2% form only
This Elo gap said 20.6% 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 17.5% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 17.5% – 18.3% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 20.3% 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.