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Stalemate at KVC Westerlo's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

KVC Westerlo and Union St. Gilloise finished level at 0-0 at Het Kuipje, Regular Season - 27, in the Jupiler 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 KVC Westerlo 0.97 xG and Union St. Gilloise 1.12 xG, a combined 2.10. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. KVC Westerlo fell 1.0 short of their projected output. Union St. Gilloise landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of KVC Westerlo attack 0.93 / defence 1.01 against Union St. Gilloise attack 0.83 / defence 0.79, drawn from 56/56 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it KVC Westerlo 31% | Draw 30% | Union St. Gilloise 39%, with Union St. Gilloise to win its most likely call at 39%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 30%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 35%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 62% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 42% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (KVC Westerlo 54%, Union St. Gilloise 44%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

KVC Westerlo's trading profile (66 games, 33 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 26% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Union St. Gilloise's trading profile (66 games, 33 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 46% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 48% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

On form, Union St. Gilloise arrived the stronger side — 2.11 PPG against 1.29. The form guide was only half-right: the stronger side did not lose, but could not convert the edge into a win. KVC Westerlo (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.70 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.33 average — tighter than their form line. Union St. Gilloise (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.39 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

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

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