Match ☆ 26 Nov 2026 · 17:45 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 Viktoria Plzen SL Benfica
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 4 11
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 9 37
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 1.25 2.05
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 36.0% 18.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 28.0% 19.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 27.1% 20.5%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.000 0.346
Rankposition in that ranking — 334

These are each team's figures as they stand today — this match has no stored Cross row, so they are not the numbers that held when it was played.

Team strength · Elo
Viktoria Plzen 1,742
SL Benfica 2,051
Rating gap -244 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,646 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.05 – 2.09 home – away
Home win 17.8%
Draw 21.4% every level score added up
Away win 60.8%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 21.2% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 21.4% 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 18.3% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 18.3% – 18.3% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 21.2% 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.