Match 03 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC
SCO · Scottish Cup · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Bonnyton Thistle East Stirlingshire What it means
N — no-draw run 1 2 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 1 42 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 0.22 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 0.0% 12.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 0.0% 10.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 0.0% 14.8% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.000 0.078 the predictor ranking score
Rank — 1,735 position in that ranking

These are each team's figures as they stand today — this match has no stored Cross row, so they are not the numbers that held when it was played.

Team strength · Elo
Bonnyton Thistle 1,488
East Stirlingshire 1,443
Rating gap +110 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.3% 100–149 · 86,814 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.60 home – away
Home win 39.6%
Draw 24.1% every level score added up
Away win 36.3%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 24.4% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 24.1% form only
This Elo gap said 25.3% 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 19.5% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 19.5% – 19.5% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 24.4% 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.