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Prediction vindicated as Oxford United edge out West Brom 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Oxford United beat West Brom 2-1 at Kassam Stadium, Regular Season - 35, 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 Oxford United 0.96 xG and West Brom 0.94 xG, a combined 1.90. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Oxford United beat their projection by 1.0 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Oxford United attack 0.65 / defence 1.10 against West Brom attack 0.72 / defence 1.12, drawn from 80/80 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Oxford United 33% | Draw 35% | West Brom 32%, with the draw its most likely call at 35%. The actual Oxford United win had been the model's second-ranked read at 33%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 30%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 58% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 39% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 42% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Oxford United 42%, West Brom 41%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 54%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Oxford United's trading profile (80 games, 39 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did.

West Brom's trading profile (80 games, 39 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Oxford United 1.02 PPG, West Brom 1.24 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Oxford United win broke the near-deadlock. Oxford United (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.13 average — above their attacking norm.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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