Match 04 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 Republic of Ireland Israel What it means
N — no-draw run 2 3 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 13 18 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.55 0.52 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 22.0% 18.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 31.0% 17.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 28.2% 23.2% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.183 0.171 the predictor ranking score
Rank 815 895 position in that ranking
Σ N 5 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.07 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.354 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Republic of Ireland 1,783
Israel 1,631
Rating gap +213 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.0% 200–299 · 8,397 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.97 – 0.92 home – away
Home win 61.3%
Draw 22.2% every level score added up
Away win 16.4%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 21.6% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 22.2% form only
This Elo gap said 20.0% 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 19.5% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 19.5% – 20.8% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 21.6% 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.