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Dominant Coventry run riot with a 5-1 hammering of Portsmouth.

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How It Unfolded

Coventry beat Portsmouth 5-1 at Coventry Building Society Arena, Regular Season - 44, 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 Coventry 1.94 xG and Portsmouth 0.92 xG, a combined 2.86. The scoreboard read 5-1 for 6 actual goals. Coventry beat their projection by 3.1 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Coventry attack 1.21 / defence 0.86 against Portsmouth attack 0.92 / defence 1.26, drawn from 89/89 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Coventry 60% | Draw 24% | Portsmouth 16%, with Coventry to win its most likely call at 60%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 54%. The game delivered 6, so it went over — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 79% and landed. Over 3.5 was 32% 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 54% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Coventry 56%, Portsmouth 52%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 55%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Coventry's trading profile (89 games, 44 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Portsmouth's trading profile (89 games, 44 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Coventry arrived the stronger side — 1.72 PPG against 1.18. The form guide was vindicated by the result. Coventry (home/away splits) scored 5 against a 1.84 average — above their attacking norm. Portsmouth (home/away splits) shipped 5 against a 1.93 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 4 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (hit). The data earned its keep here, calling the bulk of the fixture correctly.

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