Match 17 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC
ENG · League One · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Bradford City Stevenage What it means
N — no-draw run 6 3 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 21 20 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.32 0.80 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 22.0% 28.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 22.0% 26.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.3% 26.7% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.278 0.193 the predictor ranking score
Rank 433 750 position in that ranking
Σ N 9 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.12 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.472 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Bradford City 1,698
Stevenage 1,635
Rating gap +128 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.3% 100–149 · 86,814 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.31 – 0.81 home – away
Home win 47.5%
Draw 29.9% every level score added up
Away win 22.6%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 28.7% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 29.9% form only
This Elo gap said 25.3% 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 29.6% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 29.6% – 29.6% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 28.7% 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.