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Stalemate at Vitoria's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

Vitoria and Cruzeiro finished level at 0-0 at Barradao, Regular Season - 12, 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 Vitoria 1.04 xG and Cruzeiro 1.25 xG, a combined 2.29. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Vitoria fell 1.0 short of their projected output. Cruzeiro landed 1.2 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Vitoria attack 0.91 / defence 1.15 against Cruzeiro attack 1.24 / defence 0.89, drawn from 49/49 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Vitoria 30% | Draw 30% | Cruzeiro 40%, with Cruzeiro to win its most likely call at 40%. The actual draw 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 40%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 68% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 47% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 46% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Vitoria 50%, Cruzeiro 42%), 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

Vitoria's trading profile (38 games, 19 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not.

Cruzeiro's trading profile (38 games, 19 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and duly kept one; they fail to score in 34% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Vitoria 1.24 PPG, Cruzeiro 1.37 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Vitoria (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.21 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.21 average — tighter than their form line. Cruzeiro (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.32 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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