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Prediction vindicated as Charlton edge out Birmingham 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Charlton beat Birmingham 1-0 at The Valley, Regular Season - 36, 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 Charlton 1.08 xG and Birmingham 0.98 xG, a combined 2.07. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Birmingham landed 1.0 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Charlton attack 0.69 / defence 1.03 against Birmingham attack 0.79 / defence 1.20, drawn from 35/35 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Charlton 36% | Draw 33% | Birmingham 31%, with Charlton to win its most likely call at 36%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 34%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 63% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 43% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 46% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Charlton 46%, Birmingham 47%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 49%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Charlton's trading profile (81 games, 40 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 46% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 38% of the time, and duly kept one.

Birmingham's trading profile (81 games, 40 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Birmingham arrived the stronger side — 1.98 PPG against 1.53. Form was overturned, with Charlton winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Charlton (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 0.85 average — tighter than their form line. Birmingham (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.23 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

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

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