Match 17 Oct 2026 · 14:15 UTC
ESP · La Liga · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Villarreal CF Elche CF What it means
N — no-draw run 6 2 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 16 16 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.06 0.60 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 14.0% 32.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 20.0% 29.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.7% 29.6% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.283 0.179 the predictor ranking score
Rank 424 842 position in that ranking
Σ N 8 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.66 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.462 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Villarreal CF 1,919
Elche CF 1,793
Rating gap +191 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 23.7% 150–199 · 53,161 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.21 – 1.39 home – away
Home win 55.7%
Draw 21.1% every level score added up
Away win 23.2%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 21.7% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 21.1% 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 22.0% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 20.9% – 22.4% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 21.7% 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.