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Cruzeiro and Botafogo share the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at Governador Magalhães Pinto, Regular Season - 37, as Cruzeiro and Botafogo drew 2-2 in the Serie A. 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 Cruzeiro 1.10 xG and Botafogo 0.82 xG, a combined 1.92. The scoreboard read 2-2 for 4 actual goals. Cruzeiro beat their projection by 0.9 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Botafogo outscored their 0.82 projection by 1.2. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cruzeiro attack 1.05 / defence 0.80 against Botafogo attack 1.02 / defence 0.70, drawn from 74/74 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cruzeiro 42% | Draw 31% | Botafogo 27%, with Cruzeiro to win its most likely call at 42%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 31%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 30%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 57% and landed. Over 3.5 was 13% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 37% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 43% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cruzeiro 43%, Botafogo 42%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 43%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Cruzeiro's trading profile (74 games, 37 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 39% of the time, and conceded here.

Botafogo's trading profile (74 games, 37 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 42% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 45% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Cruzeiro 1.64 PPG, Botafogo 1.86 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Cruzeiro (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 0.76 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Botafogo (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 0.76 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). The data was on the wrong side of this result more often than not — a reminder that a single match sits well inside the model's variance.

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