Match 17 Oct 2026 · 19:00 UTC
ESP · Segunda División · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure UD Las Palmas CD Castellón What it means
N — no-draw run 3 5 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 18 11 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.78 1.36 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 26.0% 26.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 26.0% 28.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 30.4% 27.2% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.203 0.339 the predictor ranking score
Rank 699 315 position in that ranking
Σ N 8 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.14 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.542 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
UD Las Palmas 1,708
CD Castellón 1,750
Rating gap +23 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 27.4% 0–24 · 67,203 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.40 home – away
Home win 38.5%
Draw 26.1% every level score added up
Away win 35.4%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.4% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 26.1% form only
This Elo gap said 27.4% 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 29.9% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 29.8% – 30.3% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.4% 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.