Match 27 Oct 2026 · 19:45 UTC
GER · DFB-Pokal · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure M'gladbach Karlsruher SC What it means
N — no-draw run 13 2 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 18 17 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 2.86 0.48 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 22.0% 22.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 22.0% 25.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 25.7% 28.4% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.542 0.154 the predictor ranking score
Rank 60 1,008 position in that ranking
Σ N 15 both sides' runs added
Σ E 3.34 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.696 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
M'gladbach 1,836
Karlsruher SC 1,655
Rating gap +245 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,383 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.94 home – away
Home win 26.3%
Draw 23.1% every level score added up
Away win 50.7%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 22.4% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 23.1% form only
This Elo gap said 20.6% 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 17.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 16.2% – 17.4% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 22.4% 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.