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Prediction vindicated as Cruzeiro edge out Fortaleza EC 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Cruzeiro beat Fortaleza EC 1-0 at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, Regular Season - 29, 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 1.87 xG and Fortaleza EC 0.99 xG, a combined 2.86. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Cruzeiro fell 0.9 short of their projected output. Fortaleza EC landed 1.0 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cruzeiro attack 1.08 / defence 0.97 against Fortaleza EC attack 1.00 / defence 1.20, drawn from 66/65 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cruzeiro 58% | Draw 22% | Fortaleza EC 20%, with Cruzeiro to win its most likely call at 58%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 55%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 78% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 53% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 45% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cruzeiro 43%, Fortaleza EC 48%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 47%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Cruzeiro's trading profile (65 games, 31 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and duly kept one.

Fortaleza EC's trading profile (65 games, 31 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and conceded here; they fail to score in 28% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Cruzeiro 1.57 PPG, Fortaleza EC 1.42 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Cruzeiro win broke the near-deadlock. Fortaleza EC (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.97 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), 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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