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Stalemate at Hull City's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at MKM Stadium, Regular Season - 26, as Hull City and Watford drew 0-0 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 Hull City 1.30 xG and Watford 1.35 xG, a combined 2.65. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Hull City fell 1.3 short of their projected output. Watford landed 1.3 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Hull City attack 0.98 / defence 1.13 against Watford attack 1.03 / defence 1.00, drawn from 75/75 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Hull City 35% | Draw 28% | Watford 37%, with Watford to win its most likely call at 37%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 28%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 49%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 75% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 55% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Hull City 44%, Watford 53%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Hull City's trading profile (75 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 28% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Watford's trading profile (75 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Hull City 1.36 PPG, Watford 1.33 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Hull City (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.22 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.31 average — tighter than their form line. Watford (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.14 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.58 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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