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Leeds and Blackburn share the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at Elland Road, Regular Season - 25, as Leeds and Blackburn drew 1-1 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 Leeds 1.52 xG and Blackburn 0.60 xG, a combined 2.12. The scoreboard read 1-1 for 2 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Leeds attack 1.39 / defence 0.66 against Blackburn attack 0.90 / defence 0.78, drawn from 70/69 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Leeds 59% | Draw 27% | Blackburn 14%, with Leeds to win its most likely call at 59%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 27%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 36%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 64% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 36% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 51% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Leeds 48%, Blackburn 54%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 43%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Leeds's trading profile (69 games, 34 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 36% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 51% of the time, and conceded here.

Blackburn's trading profile (69 games, 34 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Leeds arrived the stronger side — 2.03 PPG against 1.32. The form guide was only half-right: the stronger side did not lose, but could not convert the edge into a win. Leeds (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 2.21 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss), form (miss). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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