Match 17 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC
ENG · Championship · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Southampton Bolton Wanderers What it means
N — no-draw run 3 6 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 20 33 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.70 1.78 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 22.0% 32.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 24.0% 28.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.2% 26.6% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.180 0.295 the predictor ranking score
Rank 836 398 position in that ranking
Σ N 9 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.47 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.476 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Southampton 1,878
Bolton Wanderers 1,677
Rating gap +266 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,382 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.00 – 1.30 home – away
Home win 53.2%
Draw 22.6% every level score added up
Away win 24.2%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 22.1% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 22.6% 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 20.9% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 20.8% – 21.7% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 22.1% 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.