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Prediction vindicated as Chengdu Better City edge out Changchun Yatai 1-2.

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How It Unfolded

Chengdu Better City beat Changchun Yatai 1-2 at Development Area Stadium, Regular Season - 9, in the Super League. 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 Changchun Yatai 0.76 xG and Chengdu Better City 1.57 xG, a combined 2.33. The scoreboard read 1-2 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 Changchun Yatai attack 0.72 / defence 0.86 against Chengdu Better City attack 1.25 / defence 0.60, drawn from 38/38 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Changchun Yatai 16% | Draw 29% | Chengdu Better City 55%, with Chengdu Better City to win its most likely call at 55%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 41%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 69% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 44% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 59% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Changchun Yatai 58%, Chengdu Better City 60%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Changchun Yatai's trading profile (60 games, 30 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did.

Chengdu Better City's trading profile (60 games, 30 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Chengdu Better City arrived the stronger side — 1.87 PPG against 1.18. The form guide was vindicated by the result. Changchun Yatai (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 1.80 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (hit). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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