Match 31 Oct 2026 · 18:00 UTC
USA · MLS · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure New York City CF Montréal What it means
N — no-draw run 0 8 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 17 24 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 2.06 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 24.0% 24.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 23.0% 27.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 24.4% 20.8% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.071 0.346 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,812 301 position in that ranking
Σ N 8 both sides' runs added
Σ E 2.06 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.417 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
New York City 1,575
CF Montréal 1,448
Rating gap +192 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 23.7% 150–199 · 53,160 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.95 – 0.99 home – away
Home win 59.2%
Draw 22.6% every level score added up
Away win 18.2%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 22.9% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 22.6% form only
This Elo gap said 23.7% 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 23.3% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 23.0% – 23.6% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 22.9% 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.