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Bristol City and Wrexham share the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

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How It Unfolded

Bristol City and Wrexham finished level at 2-2 at Ashton Gate Stadium, Regular Season - 32, in the Championship. With the result on the board, the sections below measure it against everything the model and the numbers projected in advance.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Bristol City 1.27 xG and Wrexham 1.26 xG, a combined 2.53. The scoreboard read 2-2 for 4 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 Bristol City attack 1.07 / defence 1.14 against Wrexham attack 0.96 / defence 0.91, drawn from 77/31 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Bristol City 36% | Draw 29% | Wrexham 35%, with Bristol City to win its most likely call at 36%. The actual draw 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 46%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 73% and landed. Over 3.5 was 25% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 53% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 46% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Bristol City 47%, Wrexham 44%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 49%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Bristol City's trading profile (77 games, 38 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 48% of their matches — today it did.

Wrexham's trading profile (77 games, 38 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Bristol City 1.43 PPG, Wrexham 1.81 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Bristol City (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.03 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Wrexham (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.16 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 2 against a 0.89 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit). The data was on the wrong side of this result more often than not — a reminder that a single match sits well inside the model's variance.

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