Match 18 Oct 2026 · 15:30 UTC
ENG · Premier League · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Nottingham Forest Arsenal What it means
N — no-draw run 2 8 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 32 35 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.48 1.60 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 24.0% 20.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 24.0% 20.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 27.7% 23.3% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.141 0.287 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,155 416 position in that ranking
Σ N 10 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.08 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.428 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Nottingham Forest 1,984
Arsenal 2,244
Rating gap -196 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 23.7% 150–199 · 53,160 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.45 home – away
Home win 24.3%
Draw 27.8% every level score added up
Away win 47.9%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.8% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 27.8% 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 27.0% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 27.0% – 27.0% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.8% 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.