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Shock result as Sheffield Utd defy the odds to beat Leicester 2-3.

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How It Unfolded

Sheffield Utd beat Leicester 2-3 at King Power Stadium, Regular Season - 18, 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 Leicester 1.25 xG and Sheffield Utd 1.20 xG, a combined 2.45. The scoreboard read 2-3 for 5 actual goals. Sheffield Utd outscored their 1.20 projection by 1.8. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Leicester attack 0.85 / defence 0.99 against Sheffield Utd attack 1.01 / defence 1.12, drawn from 17/63 games (CurrentSeason).

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

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 44%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 70% and landed. Over 3.5 was 23% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 50% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 53% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Leicester 56%, Sheffield Utd 49%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 47%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Leicester's trading profile (55 games, 27 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did.

Sheffield Utd's trading profile (55 games, 27 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 42% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 40% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Sheffield Utd arrived the stronger side — 1.69 PPG against 0.89. The form guide was vindicated by the result. Leicester (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 0.89 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 3 against a 1.52 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Sheffield Utd (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.41 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 2 against a 1.11 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit), form (hit). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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