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Ceara cruise to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Fluminense.

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How It Unfolded

Ceara beat Fluminense 2-0 at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, Regular Season - 31, in the Serie A. 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 Ceara 1.13 xG and Fluminense 1.05 xG, a combined 2.18. The scoreboard read 2-0 for 2 actual goals. Ceara beat their projection by 0.9 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Fluminense landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Ceara attack 0.71 / defence 1.07 against Fluminense attack 1.02 / defence 1.12, drawn from 30/68 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Ceara 37% | Draw 29% | Fluminense 33%, with Ceara to win its most likely call at 37%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 37%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 64% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 44% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 33% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Ceara 27%, Fluminense 40%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 40%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Ceara's trading profile (30 games, 14 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 37% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 30% of the time, and duly kept one.

Fluminense's trading profile (30 games, 14 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 43% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Fluminense arrived the stronger side — 1.57 PPG against 1.17. Form was overturned, with Ceara winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Ceara (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.00 average — above their attacking norm. Fluminense (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.21 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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