Match 03 Nov 2026 · 19:45 UTC
ENG · Championship · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Blackburn Rovers Stoke City What it means
N — no-draw run 0 2 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 26 23 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 0.00 0.50 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 36.0% 22.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 24.0% 27.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 26.1% 27.2% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.084 0.149 the predictor ranking score
Rank 1,663 1,056 position in that ranking
Σ N 2 both sides' runs added
Σ E 0.50 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.233 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Blackburn Rovers 1,699
Stoke City 1,690
Rating gap +74 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.0% 50–74 · 79,063 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.07 home – away
Home win 38.9%
Draw 29.7% every level score added up
Away win 31.4%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 28.5% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 29.7% form only
This Elo gap said 25.0% 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 29.6% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 29.1% – 29.6% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 28.5% 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.