Match 14 Oct 2026 · 00:30 UTC
USA · MLS · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Nashville SC Sporting Kansas City What it means
N — no-draw run 4 8 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 12 22 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.69 1.38 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 16.0% 16.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 18.0% 18.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 29.9% 23.7% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.266 0.332 the predictor ranking score
Rank 469 332 position in that ranking
Σ N 12 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.06 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.597 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Nashville SC 1,728
Sporting Kansas City 1,431
Rating gap +363 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 14.0% 300+ · 22,456 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.84 – 0.86 home – away
Home win 77.8%
Draw 14.0% every level score added up
Away win 8.2%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 14.0% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 14.0% form only
This Elo gap said 14.0% 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 11.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 10.4% – 11.2% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 14.0% 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.