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Prediction vindicated as Millwall edge out Derby 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Millwall beat Derby 1-0 at The Den, Regular Season - 37, 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 Millwall 1.58 xG and Derby 1.43 xG, a combined 3.01. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Derby landed 1.4 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Millwall attack 1.13 / defence 0.98 against Derby attack 1.20 / defence 1.09, drawn from 82/82 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Millwall 40% | Draw 27% | Derby 33%, with Millwall to win its most likely call at 40%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 58%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 82% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 62% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 42% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Millwall 39%, Derby 45%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 51%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Millwall's trading profile (82 games, 40 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and duly kept one.

Derby's trading profile (82 games, 40 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Millwall 1.60 PPG, Derby 1.27 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Millwall win broke the near-deadlock. Millwall (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 0.92 average — tighter than their form line. Derby (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.27 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

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

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