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Sheffield Utd cruise to a comfortable 1-3 victory over Blackburn.

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How It Unfolded

Sheffield Utd beat Blackburn 1-3 at Ewood Park, Regular Season - 11, 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 1.17 xG and Sheffield Utd 0.96 xG, a combined 2.13. The scoreboard read 1-3 for 4 actual goals. Sheffield Utd outscored their 0.96 projection by 2.0. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Blackburn attack 0.92 / defence 1.23 against Sheffield Utd attack 0.68 / defence 1.04, drawn from 55/56 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Blackburn 40% | Draw 30% | Sheffield Utd 30%, with Blackburn to win its most likely call at 40%. The actual Sheffield Utd win 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 36%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 63% and landed. Over 3.5 was 17% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 43% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 39% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Blackburn 40%, Sheffield Utd 38%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 36%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Blackburn's trading profile (55 games, 27 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 38% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and conceded here.

Sheffield Utd's trading profile (55 games, 27 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 34% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 44% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Sheffield Utd arrived the stronger side — 1.75 PPG against 1.33. Form held, and they took the win. Blackburn (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 1.11 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Sheffield Utd (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.15 average — above their attacking norm.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (hit). 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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