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Shock result as Bristol City defy the odds to beat Blackburn 1-2.

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How It Unfolded

Bristol City beat Blackburn 1-2 at Ewood Park, Regular Season - 34, 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 Blackburn 1.03 xG and Bristol City 0.96 xG, a combined 1.98. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Bristol City outscored their 0.96 projection by 1.0. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Blackburn attack 0.80 / defence 0.95 against Bristol City attack 0.85 / defence 0.99, drawn from 79/79 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Blackburn 35% | Draw 34% | Bristol City 31%, with Blackburn to win its most likely call at 35%. The actual Bristol City 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 32%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 60% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 41% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 43% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Blackburn 39%, Bristol City 47%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 45%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Blackburn's trading profile (79 games, 39 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 42% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 30% of the time, and conceded here.

Bristol City's trading profile (79 games, 39 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 48% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Blackburn 1.32 PPG, Bristol City 1.41 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Bristol City win broke the near-deadlock. Blackburn (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.10 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Bristol City (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.03 average — above their attacking norm.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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