Match 01 Nov 2026 · 21:30 UTC
USA · MLS · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle Sounders What it means
N — no-draw run 0 4 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 18 22 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 1.21 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 24.0% 32.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 24.0% 29.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.1% 23.8% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.074 0.249 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,790 518 position in that ranking
Σ N 4 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.21 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.323 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Vancouver Whitecaps 1,689
Seattle Sounders 1,599
Rating gap +155 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 23.7% 150–199 · 53,161 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 2.10 – 1.08 home – away
Home win 60.1%
Draw 21.5% every level score added up
Away win 18.4%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 22.0% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 21.5% 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 22.8% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 22.8% – 23.0% 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.