Match ☆ 28 Nov 2026 · 15:00 UTC
SCO · Scottish Cup · 2026
SCO Elgin City
Current form · last 5
W W D W W
Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#3 / 10 · SCO · Scottish League Two · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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Scheduled
SCO Partick Thistle
Current form · last 5
W W D W L
Latest results · oldest first
Current league place
#1 / 10 · SCO · Scottish Championship · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Elgin City Partick Thistle
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 2 2
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 25 20
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.47 0.68
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 24.0% 38.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 23.0% 31.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 20.1% 26.5%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.128 0.175
Rankposition in that ranking 1,281 913
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 4
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 1.14
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.303
Team strength · Elo
Elgin City 1,398
Partick Thistle 1,760
Rating gap -297 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.6% 200–299 · 49,648 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.46 home – away
Home win 27.1%
Draw 27.5% every level score added up
Away win 45.5%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 25.3% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 27.5% 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 18.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 18.2% – 18.4% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 25.3% 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.