Match 01 May 2027 · 14:00 UTC
ENG · Premier League · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Manchester City Brentford What it means
N — no-draw run 9 2 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 50 24 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.46 0.58 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 18.0% 32.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 15.0% 27.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 20.6% 26.5% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.255 0.159 the predictor ranking score
Rank 504 967 position in that ranking
Σ N 11 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.04 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.414 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Manchester City 2,253
Brentford 2,068
Rating gap +250 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,378 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.98 – 1.22 home – away
Home win 54.6%
Draw 22.7% every level score added up
Away win 22.7%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 22.0% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 22.7% 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 20.8% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 20.8% – 20.8% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 22.0% 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.