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 Strathspey Thistle Dalbeattie Star What it means
N — no-draw run 1 1 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 2 3 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 0.14 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 0.0% 13.8% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 0.0% 13.8% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 0.0% 13.8% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.000 0.000 the predictor ranking score
Rank — — 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
Strathspey Thistle 1,428
Dalbeattie Star 1,457
Rating gap +37 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 72,870 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.19 – 1.47 home – away
Home win 53.4%
Draw 21.3% every level score added up
Away win 25.3%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 22.5% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 21.3% 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 18.5% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 18.3% – 19.2% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 22.5% 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.