Match ☆ 18 Dec 2026 · 17:30 UTC
GER · 2. Bundesliga · 2026
GER 1. FC Nürnberg
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Current league place
#2 / 18 · GER · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27
As of this morning · domestic league only
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Scheduled
GER VfL Osnabrück
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Current league place
#14 / 18 · GER · 2. Bundesliga · 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 1. FC Nürnberg VfL Osnabrück
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 4 4
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 26 19
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 1.08 0.77
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 30.0% 18.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 25.0% 20.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 27.0% 27.1%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.221 0.214
Rankposition in that ranking 671 703
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 8
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 1.85
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.435
Team strength · Elo
1. FC Nürnberg 1,774
VfL Osnabrück 1,654
Rating gap +186 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 23.7% 150–199 · 53,470 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.85 – 1.27 home – away
Home win 50.4%
Draw 23.8% every level score added up
Away win 25.8%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 23.8% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 23.8% form only
This Elo gap said 23.7% 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 25.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 24.5% – 25.2% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 23.8% 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.

League table · 2. Bundesliga · 20262027 Current indexed standings

This edition’s latest indexed table, not the standings before this match. Both teams are highlighted.

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Hertha BSC 11 10 1 0 +16 31
2 1. FC Nürnberg 11 7 3 1 +13 24
3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 11 6 3 2 +3 21
4 1. FC Magdeburg 11 6 2 3 +11 20
5 VfL Wolfsburg 11 5 4 2 +10 19
6 Arminia Bielefeld 11 5 2 4 +2 17
7 1. FC Heidenheim 11 4 4 3 -1 16
8 VfL Bochum 11 4 2 5 -2 14
9 FC St. Pauli 11 2 6 3 -3 12
10 Greuther Fürth 11 3 3 5 -6 12
11 Hannover 96 11 3 3 5 -6 12
12 Energie Cottbus 11 2 5 4 -2 11
13 Eintracht Braunschweig 11 3 2 6 -2 11
14 VfL Osnabrück 11 3 2 6 -4 11
15 Dynamo Dresden 11 3 2 6 -5 11
16 Karlsruher SC 11 3 2 6 -9 11
17 SV Darmstadt 98 11 2 3 6 -12 9
18 Holstein Kiel 11 1 5 5 -3 8