Match ☆ 10 Dec 2026 · 17:45 UTC
ITL · UEFA Europa League · 2026 League phase
NED AZ Alkmaar
Current form · last 20
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Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#5 / 18 · NED · Eredivisie · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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Scheduled
AUT SK Sturm Graz
Current form · last 20
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Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#4 / 12 · AUT · Bundesliga · 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 AZ Alkmaar SK Sturm Graz
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 3 0
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 20 32
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.76 0.00
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 26.0% 36.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 25.0% 24.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 21.8% 21.6%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.180 0.079
Rankposition in that ranking 883 1,720
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 3
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 0.76
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.259
Team strength · Elo
AZ Alkmaar 1,860
SK Sturm Graz 1,850
Rating gap +75 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.0% 50–74 · 79,321 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.81 – 1.25 home – away
Home win 49.8%
Draw 24.1% every level score added up
Away win 26.0%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 24.4% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 24.1% form only
This Elo gap said 25.0% 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 24.4% 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.