Match 17 Oct 2026 · 23:30 UTC
USA · MLS · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Orlando City SC D.C. United What it means
N — no-draw run 8 1 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 17 16 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.63 0.38 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 18.0% 40.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 22.0% 37.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.3% 26.5% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.396 0.154 the predictor ranking score
Rank 197 1,007 position in that ranking
Σ N 9 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.01 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.550 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Orlando City SC 1,553
D.C. United 1,444
Rating gap +175 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 23.7% 150–199 · 53,161 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.34 – 1.48 home – away
Home win 56.3%
Draw 20.3% every level score added up
Away win 23.4%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 21.1% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 20.3% form only
This Elo gap said 23.7% 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 20.8% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 20.8% – 20.8% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 21.1% 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.