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Wrexham cruise to a comfortable 0-2 victory over Blackburn.

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How It Unfolded

Wrexham beat Blackburn 0-2 at Ewood Park, Regular Season - 25, in the Championship. 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 Blackburn 1.11 xG and Wrexham 0.91 xG, a combined 2.01. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Blackburn fell 1.1 short of their projected output. Wrexham outscored their 0.91 projection by 1.1. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Blackburn attack 0.84 / defence 1.08 against Wrexham attack 0.73 / defence 0.96, drawn from 69/24 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Blackburn 39% | Draw 32% | Wrexham 29%, with Blackburn to win its most likely call at 39%. The actual Wrexham win had been the model's second-ranked read at 29%, 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 2, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 60% and landed. 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 41% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Blackburn 39%, Wrexham 44%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 46%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Blackburn's trading profile (69 games, 34 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 42% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and conceded here; they fail to score in 32% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Wrexham's trading profile (69 games, 34 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 44% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

On form, Wrexham arrived the stronger side — 1.78 PPG against 1.35. The form guide was vindicated by the result. Blackburn (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.32 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 2 against a 1.15 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Wrexham (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.06 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 0.91 average — tighter than their form line.

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). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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