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Wolfsberger AC cruise to a comfortable 3-1 victory over Red Bull Salzburg.

📝 Match Report

How It Unfolded

Wolfsberger AC beat Red Bull Salzburg 3-1 at Lavanttal-Arena, Regular Season - 6, in the Bundesliga. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Wolfsberger AC 1.46 xG and Red Bull Salzburg 1.45 xG, a combined 2.91. The scoreboard read 3-1 for 4 actual goals. Wolfsberger AC beat their projection by 1.5 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Wolfsberger AC attack 1.07 / defence 1.01 against Red Bull Salzburg attack 1.05 / defence 1.04, drawn from 27/27 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Wolfsberger AC 38% | Draw 25% | Red Bull Salzburg 37%, with Wolfsberger AC to win its most likely call at 38%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 56%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 79% and landed. Over 3.5 was 33% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 59% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 58% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Wolfsberger AC 57%, Red Bull Salzburg 60%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 58%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Wolfsberger AC's trading profile (37 games, 18 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did.

Red Bull Salzburg's trading profile (37 games, 18 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 38% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Wolfsberger AC 1.68 PPG, Red Bull Salzburg 1.84 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Wolfsberger AC win broke the near-deadlock. Wolfsberger AC (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.72 average — above their attacking norm. Red Bull Salzburg (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 1.39 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). The data earned its keep here, calling the bulk of the fixture correctly.

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