Match ☆ 08 Dec 2026 · 17:45 UTC
ITL · UEFA Champions League · 2026 League phase
ESP Villarreal CF
Current form · last 20
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Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#11 / 20 · ESP · La Liga · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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Scheduled
AZE Sabah FK
Current form · last 20
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Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
Current league standing unavailable
As of this morning · domestic league only
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Villarreal CF Sabah FK
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 4 3
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 16 4
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.74 0.33
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 16.0% 11.1%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 20.0% 11.1%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 26.6% 11.1%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.211 0.000
Rankposition in that ranking 714 —

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
Villarreal CF 1,921
Sabah FK 1,521
Rating gap +465 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 13.9% 300+ · 22,587 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.10 – 1.17 home – away
Home win 58.2%
Draw 21.6% every level score added up
Away win 20.2%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 19.0% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 21.6% form only
This Elo gap said 13.9% 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 11.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 11.2% – 12.4% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 19.0% 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.