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Shock result as Palmeiras defy the odds to beat Fortaleza EC 1-2.

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How It Unfolded

Palmeiras beat Fortaleza EC 1-2 at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, Regular Season - 5, in the Serie A. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Fortaleza EC 1.13 xG and Palmeiras 0.77 xG, a combined 1.90. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Palmeiras outscored their 0.77 projection by 1.2. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Fortaleza EC attack 1.01 / defence 0.71 against Palmeiras attack 1.21 / defence 0.77, drawn from 42/42 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Fortaleza EC 41% | Draw 37% | Palmeiras 22%, with Fortaleza EC to win its most likely call at 41%. Instead the game produced a Palmeiras win, an outcome the model had rated at just 22% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 30%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 60% 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 45% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Fortaleza EC 46%, Palmeiras 45%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 45%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Fortaleza EC's trading profile (76 games, 38 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 30% of the time, and conceded here.

Palmeiras's trading profile (76 games, 38 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 41% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Fortaleza EC 1.61 PPG, Palmeiras 1.88 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Palmeiras win broke the near-deadlock. Fortaleza EC (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 0.74 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). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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