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Prediction vindicated as Norwich edge out Coventry 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Norwich beat Coventry 2-1 at Carrow Road, Regular Season - 26, 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 Norwich 2.28 xG and Coventry 1.27 xG, a combined 3.55. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 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 Norwich attack 1.48 / defence 1.30 against Coventry attack 0.97 / defence 1.10, drawn from 71/71 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Norwich 59% | Draw 21% | Coventry 19%, with Norwich to win its most likely call at 59%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 69%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 88% and landed. Over 3.5 was 47% and did not. On both teams to score, the model sat at 65% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 59% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Norwich 58%, Coventry 61%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 61%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Norwich's trading profile (71 games, 35 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did.

Coventry's trading profile (71 games, 35 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Norwich 1.45 PPG, Coventry 1.31 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Norwich win broke the near-deadlock.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). A strong night for the model: the result sat comfortably inside what the pre-match data projected.

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