Match 17 Oct 2026 · 11:30 UTC
ENG · Championship · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Watford Charlton Athletic What it means
N — no-draw run 5 1 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 22 16 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.41 0.26 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 30.0% 28.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 27.0% 24.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 25.6% 27.1% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.271 0.118 the predictor ranking score
Rank 450 1,365 position in that ranking
Σ N 6 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.67 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.389 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Watford 1,613
Charlton Athletic 1,658
Rating gap +19 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 27.4% 0–24 · 67,203 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.13 home – away
Home win 39.9%
Draw 28.6% every level score added up
Away win 31.5%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 28.2% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 28.6% form only
This Elo gap said 27.4% 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 30.3% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 29.9% – 30.3% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 28.2% 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.