Match ☆ 07 Nov 2026 · 15:00 UTC
ENG · FA Cup · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Carlisle United Salford City
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 3 8
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 30 21
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.74 1.41
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 24.0% 14.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 25.0% 20.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 25.3% 26.2%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.170 0.372
Rankposition in that ranking 939 268
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 11
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 2.15
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.542
Team strength · Elo
Carlisle United 1,572
Salford City 1,638
Rating gap -1 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 27.4% 0–24 · 67,465 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.24 home – away
Home win 45.8%
Draw 25.6% every level score added up
Away win 28.6%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 26.1% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 25.6% form only
This Elo gap said 27.4% 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 25.8% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 25.2% – 26.8% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 26.1% 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.