Match 18 Oct 2026 · 15:00 UTC
NOR · Eliteserien · 2026
View head-to-head record →
The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Molde FK IK Start What it means
N — no-draw run 8 16 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 21 17 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.42 3.23 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 16.0% 16.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 19.0% 23.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 19.8% 21.7% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.303 0.612 the predictor ranking score
Rank 382 17 position in that ranking
Σ N 24 both sides' runs added
Σ E 4.66 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.914 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Molde FK 1,916
IK Start 1,735
Rating gap +246 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,378 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.74 – 1.15 home – away
Home win 70.4%
Draw 16.4% every level score added up
Away win 13.2%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 17.6% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 16.4% 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 16.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 16.2% – 17.2% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 17.6% 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.