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Shock result as Santos defy the odds to beat Palmeiras 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Santos beat Palmeiras 1-0 at Estadio Urbano Caldeira, Regular Season - 13, 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 Santos 0.98 xG and Palmeiras 1.55 xG, a combined 2.53. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Palmeiras landed 1.6 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Santos attack 0.75 / defence 1.16 against Palmeiras attack 1.33 / defence 0.94, drawn from 32/70 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Santos 24% | Draw 26% | Palmeiras 51%, with Palmeiras to win its most likely call at 51%. Instead the game produced a Santos win, an outcome the model had rated at just 24% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 72% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Santos 50%, Palmeiras 53%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Santos's trading profile (32 games, 15 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did not.

Palmeiras's trading profile (32 games, 15 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 38% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Palmeiras arrived the stronger side — 2.12 PPG against 1.03. Form was overturned, with Santos winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Santos (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.20 average — tighter than their form line. Palmeiras (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.53 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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