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Shock result as Charlton defy the odds to beat Sheffield Utd 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Charlton beat Sheffield Utd 1-0 at The Valley, Regular Season - 27, 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 Charlton 1.42 xG and Sheffield Utd 1.56 xG, a combined 2.98. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Sheffield Utd landed 1.6 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Charlton attack 0.80 / defence 1.12 against Sheffield Utd attack 1.22 / defence 1.27, drawn from 25/71 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Charlton 34% | Draw 25% | Sheffield Utd 40%, with Sheffield Utd to win its most likely call at 40%. The actual Charlton win had been the model's second-ranked read at 34%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 57%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 80% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 60% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 46% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Charlton 46%, Sheffield Utd 46%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 43%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Charlton's trading profile (74 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 40% of the time, and duly kept one.

Sheffield Utd's trading profile (74 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 40% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Charlton 1.64 PPG, Sheffield Utd 1.76 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Charlton win broke the near-deadlock. Sheffield Utd (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.36 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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