Match 24 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC
ENG · League One · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Reading Barnsley What it means
N — no-draw run 0 0 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 22 25 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 0.00 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 30.0% 32.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 32.0% 27.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.1% 26.2% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.088 0.084 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,613 1,659 position in that ranking
Σ N 0 both sides' runs added
Σ E 0.00 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.173 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Reading 1,680
Barnsley 1,587
Rating gap +158 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 23.7% 150–199 · 53,161 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.09 – 1.23 home – away
Home win 56.7%
Draw 21.8% every level score added up
Away win 21.5%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 22.3% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 21.8% form only
This Elo gap said 23.7% 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 23.4% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 23.0% – 23.6% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 22.3% 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.