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Prediction vindicated as RAAL La Louvière edge out K. Lierse S.K. 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

RAAL La Louvière beat K. Lierse S.K. 2-1 at Stade Communal du Tivoli, Regular Season - 26, in the Challenger Pro League. With the result on the board, the sections below measure it against everything the model and the numbers projected in advance.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting RAAL La Louvière 1.60 xG and K. Lierse S.K. 0.93 xG, a combined 2.53. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of RAAL La Louvière attack 1.15 / defence 0.80 against K. Lierse S.K. attack 0.86 / defence 1.01, drawn from 25/55 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it RAAL La Louvière 53% | Draw 25% | K. Lierse S.K. 22%, with RAAL La Louvière to win its most likely call at 53%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 48% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (RAAL La Louvière 48%, K. Lierse S.K. 56%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 56%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

RAAL La Louvière's trading profile (25 games, 12 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 36% of the time, and conceded here.

K. Lierse S.K.'s trading profile (25 games, 12 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, RAAL La Louvière arrived the stronger side — 2.00 PPG against 1.36. That form edge translated into the three points.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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