Match ☆ 21 Nov 2026 · 15:00 UTC
ENG · League Two · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Tranmere Rovers Colchester United
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 0 1
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 19 21
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.00 0.30
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 28.0% 24.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 31.0% 34.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 26.2% 27.7%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.086 0.127
Rankposition in that ranking 1,651 1,289
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 1
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 0.30
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.213
Team strength · Elo
Tranmere Rovers 1,398
Colchester United 1,491
Rating gap -28 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 72,953 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.22 home – away
Home win 35.3%
Draw 28.8% every level score added up
Away win 35.9%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 28.1% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 28.8% form only
This Elo gap said 26.3% 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 29.7% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 29.5% – 29.7% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 28.1% 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.