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Shock result as Preston defy the odds to beat Norwich 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

Preston beat Norwich 0-1 at Carrow Road, Regular Season - 32, 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 Norwich 2.29 xG and Preston 1.17 xG, a combined 3.45. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Norwich fell 2.3 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Norwich attack 1.53 / defence 1.16 against Preston attack 0.95 / defence 1.11, drawn from 77/76 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Norwich 62% | Draw 20% | Preston 18%, with Norwich to win its most likely call at 62%. Instead the game produced a Preston win, an outcome the model had rated at just 18% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 67%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 86% and missed. Over 3.5 was 45% and did not. On both teams to score, the model sat at 62% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 55% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Norwich 55%, Preston 54%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Norwich's trading profile (76 games, 37 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 59% of their matches — today it did not.

Preston's trading profile (76 games, 37 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Norwich 1.45 PPG, Preston 1.32 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Preston win broke the near-deadlock. Norwich (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 2.03 scoring average — below par going forward. Preston (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.49 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), 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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