Match 28 Oct 2026 · 00:30 UTC
USA · MLS · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Austin FC Real Salt Lake What it means
N — no-draw run 0 8 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 26 19 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 1.50 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 34.0% 14.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 28.0% 22.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 25.7% 23.9% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.087 0.341 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,633 309 position in that ranking
Σ N 8 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.50 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.427 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Austin FC 1,514
Real Salt Lake 1,514
Rating gap +65 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.0% 50–74 · 79,056 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.28 home – away
Home win 43.9%
Draw 25.8% every level score added up
Away win 30.3%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 25.6% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 25.8% form only
This Elo gap said 25.0% 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 25.4% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 25.3% – 25.6% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 25.6% 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.