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Prediction vindicated as KVC Westerlo edge out RAAL La Louvière 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

KVC Westerlo beat RAAL La Louvière 2-1 at Het Kuipje, Regular Season - 19, 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 KVC Westerlo 1.51 xG and RAAL La Louvière 0.74 xG, a combined 2.25. 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 KVC Westerlo attack 1.02 / defence 0.78 against RAAL La Louvière attack 0.85 / defence 1.11, drawn from 48/18 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it KVC Westerlo 55% | Draw 27% | RAAL La Louvière 18%, with KVC Westerlo to win its most likely call at 55%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 39%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 66% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 41% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (KVC Westerlo 51%, RAAL La Louvière 47%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 55%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

KVC Westerlo's trading profile (47 games, 23 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did.

RAAL La Louvière's trading profile (47 games, 23 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 36% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, RAAL La Louvière arrived the stronger side — 1.72 PPG against 1.21. Form was overturned, with KVC Westerlo winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. RAAL La Louvière (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.17 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (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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