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Shock result as Birmingham defy the odds to beat Swansea 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Birmingham beat Swansea 1-0 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Regular Season - 6, in the Championship. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Birmingham 0.94 xG and Swansea 1.10 xG, a combined 2.04. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Swansea landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Birmingham attack 0.81 / defence 1.00 against Swansea attack 0.91 / defence 0.90, drawn from 5/51 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Birmingham 31% | Draw 30% | Swansea 39%, with Swansea to win its most likely call at 39%. The actual Birmingham win had been the model's second-ranked read at 31%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 33%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 61% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 41% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 42% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Birmingham 41%, Swansea 43%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 45%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Birmingham's trading profile (51 games, 25 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 45% of the time, and duly kept one.

Swansea's trading profile (51 games, 25 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 41% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and conceded here; they fail to score in 33% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Birmingham arrived the stronger side — 2.31 PPG against 1.35. Form held, and they took the win. Birmingham (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 1.96 scoring average — below par going forward. Swansea (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.80 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (hit). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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