Match 31 Oct 2026 · 15:00 UTC
ENG · National League · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Boreham Wood Hartlepool United What it means
N — no-draw run 4 16 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 18 16 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.83 4.16 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 16.0% 20.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 24.0% 30.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 30.6% 26.1% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.248 0.683 the predictor ranking score
Rank 521 4 position in that ranking
Σ N 20 both sides' runs added
Σ E 4.99 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.931 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Boreham Wood 1,623
Hartlepool United 1,372
Rating gap +315 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 14.0% 300+ · 22,456 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.28 – 0.92 home – away
Home win 67.4%
Draw 19.2% every level score added up
Away win 13.4%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 17.5% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 19.2% form only
This Elo gap said 14.0% 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 14.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 13.2% – 14.2% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 17.5% 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.