Match 31 Oct 2026 · 12:30 UTC
ENG · League Two · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Grimsby Town York City What it means
N — no-draw run 3 3 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 24 19 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.76 0.53 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 26.0% 16.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 25.0% 19.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.3% 29.1% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.184 0.173 the predictor ranking score
Rank 803 881 position in that ranking
Σ N 6 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.30 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.358 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Grimsby Town 1,580
York City 1,672
Rating gap -27 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 72,870 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.67 home – away
Home win 33.3%
Draw 24.6% every level score added up
Away win 42.1%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 25.1% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 24.6% 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 27.4% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 27.4% – 27.9% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 25.1% 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.