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A run of consecutive matches without a draw.
21
non-draws in a row
29 Mar 2011 → 12 Oct 2012
Was this a feat, or a coincidence? how this is worked out ›
Draws the model expected 4.3 across these 21 fixtures, one chance each
A flat league rate expected 5.1 the same question, asked without knowing the fixtures
Chance of no draw at all 1 in 130 for this run alone — and that overstates it
Runs this long, expected anywhere 482.31 across every run in the database

Each match gets its own draw chance from the five-feature logistic draw model, recalibrated by its isotonic map, and the run's own probability is those chances multiplied — the Poisson-binomial reading. A binomial at the run's average chance would have called it 1.09× more likely, which is the direction that error always goes. The last tile is the figure to quote: a run picked out because it is long is not a coincidence you get to be surprised by — why that is, and what the same question says about every other record here. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.

Matches in this run
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
the draw before the run
09 Feb 2011 Sweden 1–1 Ukraine D ITL · Cyprus International Tournament
29 Mar 2011 Sweden 2–1 Moldova H ITL · UEFA Euro qualification
03 Jun 2011 Moldova 1–4 Sweden A ITL · UEFA Euro qualification
07 Jun 2011 Sweden 5–0 Finland H ITL · UEFA Euro qualification
10 Aug 2011 Ukraine 0–1 Sweden A ITL · Friendly
02 Sep 2011 Hungary 2–1 Sweden H ITL · UEFA Euro qualification
06 Sep 2011 San Marino 0–5 Sweden A ITL · UEFA Euro qualification
07 Oct 2011 Finland 1–2 Sweden A ITL · UEFA Euro qualification
11 Oct 2011 Sweden 3–2 Netherlands H ITL · UEFA Euro qualification
11 Nov 2011 Denmark 2–0 Sweden H ITL · Friendly
15 Nov 2011 England 1–0 Sweden H ITL · Friendly
18 Jan 2012 Bahrain 0–2 Sweden A ITL · Friendly
29 Feb 2012 Croatia 1–3 Sweden A ITL · Friendly
30 May 2012 Sweden 3–2 Iceland H ITL · Friendly
05 Jun 2012 Sweden 2–1 Serbia H ITL · Friendly
11 Jun 2012 Ukraine 2–1 Sweden H ITL · UEFA European Championship
15 Jun 2012 Sweden 2–3 England A ITL · UEFA European Championship
19 Jun 2012 Sweden 2–0 France H ITL · UEFA European Championship
15 Aug 2012 Sweden 0–3 Brazil A ITL · Friendly
06 Sep 2012 Sweden 1–0 China PR H ITL · Friendly
11 Sep 2012 Sweden 2–0 Kazakhstan H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
12 Oct 2012 Faroe Islands 1–2 Sweden A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
the draw that ended it
16 Oct 2012 Germany 4–4 Sweden D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification