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

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How It Unfolded

Cruzeiro beat Fluminense 0-2 at Estádio do Maracanã, Regular Season - 14, 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 Fluminense 1.12 xG and Cruzeiro 0.94 xG, a combined 2.07. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Fluminense fell 1.1 short of their projected output. Cruzeiro outscored their 0.94 projection by 1.1. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Fluminense attack 1.06 / defence 0.98 against Cruzeiro attack 1.05 / defence 0.84, drawn from 49/51 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Fluminense 40% | Draw 30% | Cruzeiro 30%, with Fluminense to win its most likely call at 40%. The actual Cruzeiro win 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 34%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 61% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 41% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 38% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Fluminense 31%, Cruzeiro 45%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 41%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Fluminense's trading profile (49 games, 24 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 41% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here; they fail to score in 31% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Cruzeiro's trading profile (49 games, 24 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 41% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Fluminense 1.35 PPG, Cruzeiro 1.53 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Cruzeiro win broke the near-deadlock. Fluminense (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.17 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 2 against a 0.83 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Cruzeiro (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 0.83 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.21 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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