Match 31 Oct 2026 · 17:30 UTC
SCO · Scottish League Cup · 2026 Semi-final
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Rangers Aberdeen What it means
N — no-draw run 8 0 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 23 27 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 2.05 0.00 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 22.0% 18.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 28.0% 22.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 19.9% 23.9% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.333 0.065 the predictor ranking score
Rank 325 1,868 position in that ranking
Σ N 8 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.05 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.398 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Rangers 1,980
Aberdeen 1,748
Rating gap +297 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,383 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.91 – 0.85 home – away
Home win 61.8%
Draw 22.7% every level score added up
Away win 15.5%
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 15.6% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 15.3% – 15.9% 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.