Match ☆ 21 Nov 2026 · 15:00 UTC
ENG · Premier League · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Aston Villa Sunderland
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 0 5
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 23 21
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.00 1.35
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 14.0% 24.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 15.0% 29.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 24.4% 26.3%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.054 0.269
Rankposition in that ranking 1,916 486
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 5
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 1.35
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.322
Team strength · Elo
Aston Villa 2,075
Sunderland 1,915
Rating gap +224 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,469 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.06 home – away
Home win 50.9%
Draw 25.6% every level score added up
Away win 23.6%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 24.0% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 25.6% form only
This Elo gap said 20.6% 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% – 22.8% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 24.0% 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.