Match ☆ 09 Dec 2026 · 20:00 UTC
ITL · UEFA Champions League · 2026 League phase
ENG Liverpool
Current form · last 20
D W W L L W D D W W D W W L W W W W D L
Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#5 / 20 · ENG · Premier League · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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Scheduled
POR Porto
Current form · last 20
W W L W L W W W W W W L W W W W L L W W
Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#1 / 18 · POR · Primeira Liga · 2026/27
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 Liverpool Porto
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 1 20
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 26 24
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.20 2.72
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 22.0% 10.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 18.0% 16.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 23.6% 17.7%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.092 0.560
Rankposition in that ranking 1,596 57
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 21
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 2.92
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.652
Team strength · Elo
Liverpool 2,113
Porto 1,994
Rating gap +184 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 23.7% 150–199 · 53,392 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.38 home – away
Home win 33.1%
Draw 27.4% every level score added up
Away win 39.5%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.4% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 27.4% form only
This Elo gap said 23.7% 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 22.9% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 22.9% – 22.9% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.4% 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.