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Leeds cruise to a comfortable 3-1 victory over Middlesbrough.

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How It Unfolded

Leeds beat Middlesbrough 3-1 at Elland Road, Regular Season - 20, 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 Leeds 1.74 xG and Middlesbrough 1.12 xG, a combined 2.86. The scoreboard read 3-1 for 4 actual goals. Leeds beat their projection by 1.3 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Leeds attack 1.30 / defence 0.65 against Middlesbrough attack 1.66 / defence 1.01, drawn from 65/65 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Leeds 50% | Draw 27% | Middlesbrough 23%, with Leeds to win its most likely call at 50%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 55%. The game delivered 4, 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 57% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Leeds 49%, Middlesbrough 49%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 46%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Leeds's trading profile (65 games, 32 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 37% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 49% of the time, and conceded here.

Middlesbrough's trading profile (65 games, 32 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Leeds arrived the stronger side — 2.00 PPG against 1.54. The form guide was vindicated by the result. Leeds (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 2.12 average — above their attacking norm. Middlesbrough (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 1.84 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.47 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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