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Prediction vindicated as Cruzeiro edge out Flamengo 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Cruzeiro beat Flamengo 2-1 at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Regular Season - 7, 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 1.05 xG and Flamengo 0.86 xG, a combined 1.90. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Cruzeiro beat their projection by 1.0 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cruzeiro attack 1.08 / defence 0.84 against Flamengo attack 1.20 / defence 0.69, drawn from 44/44 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cruzeiro 38% | Draw 35% | Flamengo 27%, with Cruzeiro to win its most likely call at 38%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 30%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 58% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 39% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 44% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cruzeiro 36%, Flamengo 53%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 47%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Cruzeiro's trading profile (76 games, 38 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 37% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and conceded here.

Flamengo's trading profile (76 games, 38 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Flamengo arrived the stronger side — 1.79 PPG against 1.30. Form was overturned, with Cruzeiro winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Cruzeiro (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.13 average — above their attacking norm.

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). 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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