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Dominant Southampton run riot with a 1-5 hammering of Charlton.

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How It Unfolded

Southampton beat Charlton 1-5 at The Valley, Regular Season - 16, 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 1.56 xG and Southampton 0.98 xG, a combined 2.54. The scoreboard read 1-5 for 6 actual goals. Southampton outscored their 0.98 projection by 4.0. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Charlton attack 0.96 / defence 0.86 against Southampton attack 0.97 / defence 1.31, drawn from 15/15 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Charlton 51% | Draw 25% | Southampton 24%, with Charlton to win its most likely call at 51%. Instead the game produced a Southampton win, an outcome the model had rated at just 24% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 47%. The game delivered 6, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. Over 3.5 was 25% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 55% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Charlton 49%, Southampton 60%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Charlton's trading profile (53 games, 26 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 42% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 45% of the time, and conceded here.

Southampton's trading profile (53 games, 26 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Charlton arrived the stronger side — 1.85 PPG against 0.57. Form was overturned, with Southampton winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Charlton (home/away splits) shipped 5 against a 0.62 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Southampton (home/away splits) scored 5 against a 0.92 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 1 against a 2.00 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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