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Prediction vindicated as Internacional edge out Fortaleza EC 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Internacional beat Fortaleza EC 2-1 at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, Regular Season - 22, 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 Internacional 1.46 xG and Fortaleza EC 0.98 xG, a combined 2.44. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Internacional attack 0.89 / defence 1.07 against Fortaleza EC attack 0.85 / defence 1.22, drawn from 58/58 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Internacional 48% | Draw 27% | Fortaleza EC 25%, with Internacional to win its most likely call at 48%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 44%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 70% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 48% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 47% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Internacional 45%, Fortaleza EC 48%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 53%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Internacional's trading profile (58 games, 28 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did.

Fortaleza EC's trading profile (58 games, 28 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Internacional 1.53 PPG, Fortaleza EC 1.43 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Internacional win broke the near-deadlock.

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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