Match 17 Jul 2021
ITL · Club Friendlies · 2021
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The models what they said before kick-off
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Borussia Dortmund VfL Bochum What it means
N — no-draw run 12 1 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 26 16 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.58 0.24 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 12.0% 20.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 14.0% 27.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 23.5% 25.5% share of every match drawn
Σ N 13 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.83 both sides' draw debt added

These are the figures that held before kick-off: each side's record over every match it had played before 17 Jul 2021, computed exactly as the predictor computes today's. Draw score and rank are left out: both place a team against the whole field, and the field can only be scored as it stands now.

Team strength · Elo
Borussia Dortmund 2,087 after: 2,073
VfL Bochum 1,762 after: 1,775
Rating gap +390 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 13.5% 300+ · 22,682 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.88 – 1.51 home – away
Home win 46.0%
Draw 23.2% every level score added up
Away win 30.8%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 20.9% 80% goals model · 20% Elo gap
Goals model said 23.2% form only
This Elo gap said 13.5% 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.

Both figures are what the models knew before this match — neither ever reads the result it is describing, so they can be compared with what actually happened. 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.