Match 17 Oct 2026 · 12:00 UTC
FRA · Ligue 2 · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Nantes USL Dunkerque What it means
N — no-draw run 3 2 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 18 13 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.77 0.53 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 24.0% 30.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 27.0% 24.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 28.2% 22.8% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.200 0.177 the predictor ranking score
Rank 713 858 position in that ranking
Σ N 5 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.30 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.377 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Nantes 1,653
USL Dunkerque 1,572
Rating gap +146 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.3% 100–149 · 86,814 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.49 home – away
Home win 31.9%
Draw 26.5% every level score added up
Away win 41.6%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.2% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 26.5% 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% – 29.7% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.2% 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.