Match 19 Oct 2026 · 18:45 UTC
FRA · Ligue 2 · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Rodez AF Montpellier HSC What it means
N — no-draw run 3 0 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 15 17 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.09 0.00 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 40.0% 26.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 34.0% 21.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 34.3% 27.9% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.281 0.074 the predictor ranking score
Rank 432 1,788 position in that ranking
Σ N 3 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.09 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.354 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Rodez AF 1,620
Montpellier HSC 1,655
Rating gap +30 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 72,871 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.32 home – away
Home win 41.3%
Draw 26.2% every level score added up
Away win 32.5%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.2% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 26.2% form only
This Elo gap said 26.3% 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 29.7% – 30.3% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.2% 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.