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Sao Paulo cruise to a comfortable 0-2 victory over Fortaleza EC.

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How It Unfolded

Sao Paulo beat Fortaleza EC 0-2 at Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo, Regular Season - 26, in the Serie A. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Fortaleza EC 1.16 xG and Sao Paulo 1.04 xG, a combined 2.19. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Fortaleza EC fell 1.2 short of their projected output. Sao Paulo outscored their 1.04 projection by 1.0. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Fortaleza EC attack 0.89 / defence 1.14 against Sao Paulo attack 0.89 / defence 0.95, drawn from 62/63 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Fortaleza EC 38% | Draw 29% | Sao Paulo 33%, with Fortaleza EC to win its most likely call at 38%. The actual Sao Paulo win had been the model's second-ranked read at 33%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 38%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 64% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 44% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Fortaleza EC 48%, Sao Paulo 50%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 51%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Fortaleza EC's trading profile (62 games, 31 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and conceded here; they fail to score in 26% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Sao Paulo's trading profile (62 games, 31 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Fortaleza EC 1.44 PPG, Sao Paulo 1.52 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Sao Paulo win broke the near-deadlock. Fortaleza EC (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.55 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 2 against a 0.74 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Sao Paulo (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.06 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.29 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). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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