Match 23 Oct 2026 · 18:45 UTC
ENG · National League · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Gateshead Tamworth What it means
N — no-draw run 5 5 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 17 16 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.79 1.26 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 14.0% 24.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 17.0% 26.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 24.3% 26.9% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.240 0.299 the predictor ranking score
Rank 549 390 position in that ranking
Σ N 10 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.05 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.539 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Gateshead 1,297
Tamworth 1,397
Rating gap -35 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 72,871 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.75 home – away
Home win 32.0%
Draw 24.1% every level score added up
Away win 43.9%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 24.6% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 24.1% 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 25.3% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 25.3% – 25.4% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 24.6% 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.