Match ☆ 10 Dec 2026 · 20:00 UTC
ITL · UEFA Europa League · 2026 League phase
POR SL Benfica
Current form · last 20
W W D D W L W W D W W W W W W L W W W W
Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#2 / 18 · POR · Primeira Liga · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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Scheduled
GRE OFI Crete
Current form · last 20
W D L L L W L L W L W W W D L L L L W W
Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#6 / 14 · GRE · Super League Greece · 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 SL Benfica OFI Crete
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 11 6
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 37 27
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 2.05 0.86
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 18.0% 12.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 19.0% 16.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 20.5% 23.2%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.346 0.220
Rankposition in that ranking 335 676
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 17
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 2.91
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.566
Team strength · Elo
SL Benfica 2,051
OFI Crete 1,703
Rating gap +413 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 13.9% 300+ · 22,588 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.67 – 0.82 home – away
Home win 76.1%
Draw 15.1% every level score added up
Away win 8.8%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 14.8% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 15.1% 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 10.5% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 9.6% – 10.5% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 14.8% 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.