Match 03 Oct 2026 · 18:45 UTC
ITL · UEFA Nations League · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure North Macedonia Scotland What it means
N — no-draw run 3 1 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 14 21 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.80 0.17 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 26.0% 16.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 27.0% 18.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.0% 21.4% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.231 0.092 the predictor ranking score
Rank 579 1,580 position in that ranking
Σ N 4 both sides' runs added
Σ E 0.97 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.322 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
North Macedonia 1,617
Scotland 1,803
Rating gap -126 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 24.6% 100–149 · 8,282 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.36 home – away
Home win 26.8%
Draw 28.6% every level score added up
Away win 44.6%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 27.6% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 28.6% form only
This Elo gap said 24.6% 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 28.1% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 27.9% – 28.1% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 27.6% 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.