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Prediction vindicated as Anderlecht edge out St. Truiden 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Anderlecht beat St. Truiden 2-1 at Lotto Park, Regular Season - 18, in the Jupiler Pro League. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Anderlecht 1.35 xG and St. Truiden 0.94 xG, a combined 2.29. 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 Anderlecht attack 1.10 / defence 0.75 against St. Truiden attack 1.17 / defence 0.92, drawn from 47/47 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Anderlecht 46% | Draw 28% | St. Truiden 26%, with Anderlecht to win its most likely call at 46%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 40%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 67% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 45% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 51% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Anderlecht 42%, St. Truiden 60%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 50%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Anderlecht's trading profile (53 games, 26 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 32% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 45% of the time, and conceded here.

St. Truiden's trading profile (53 games, 26 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 68% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Anderlecht 1.55 PPG, St. Truiden 1.40 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Anderlecht win broke the near-deadlock.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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