Match 29 Nov 2026 · 16:00 UTC
NOR · Eliteserien · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure IK Start Sarpsborg 08 What it means
N — no-draw run 16 2 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 17 22 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 3.23 0.42 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 16.0% 18.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 23.0% 23.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 21.7% 24.0% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.612 0.134 the predictor ranking score
Rank 17 1,221 position in that ranking
Σ N 18 both sides' runs added
Σ E 3.65 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.746 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
IK Start 1,735
Sarpsborg 08 1,857
Rating gap -56 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.0% 50–74 · 79,056 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.44 home – away
Home win 39.5%
Draw 25.4% every level score added up
Away win 35.1%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 25.3% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 25.4% 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 24.4% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 24.4% – 24.4% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 25.3% 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.