Match 09 Sep 2026 · 00:30 UTC
USA · MLS · 2026
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The models what they said before kick-off
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake What it means
N — no-draw run 0 0 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 15 19 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 0.00 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 24.0% 22.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 28.0% 26.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.7% 24.0% share of every match drawn
Σ N 0 both sides' runs added
Σ E 0.00 both sides' draw debt added

These are the figures that held before kick-off: each side's record over every match it had played before 9 Sep 2026, computed exactly as the predictor computes today's. Draw score and rank are left out: both place a team against the whole field, and the field can only be scored as it stands now.

Team strength · Elo
Houston Dynamo 1,612 after: 1,618
Real Salt Lake 1,551 after: 1,544
Rating gap +126 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 24.5% 100–149 · 86,832 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.08 home – away
Home win 49.1%
Draw 26.0% every level score added up
Away win 24.9%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 25.7% 80% goals model · 20% Elo gap
Goals model said 26.0% form only
This Elo gap said 24.5% 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.

Both figures are what the models knew before this match — neither ever reads the result it is describing, so they can be compared with what actually happened. 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.