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Shock result as QPR defy the odds to beat Plymouth 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

QPR beat Plymouth 0-1 at Home Park, Regular Season - 27, 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 Plymouth 1.39 xG and QPR 1.14 xG, a combined 2.53. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Plymouth fell 1.4 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Plymouth attack 1.11 / defence 1.40 against QPR attack 0.81 / defence 0.90, drawn from 72/72 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Plymouth 41% | Draw 30% | QPR 29%, with Plymouth to win its most likely call at 41%. The actual QPR win had been the model's second-ranked read at 29%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 73% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 53% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Plymouth 54%, QPR 44%), 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

Plymouth's trading profile (72 games, 35 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 36% of games, a blank that repeated today.

QPR's trading profile (72 games, 35 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Plymouth 1.00 PPG, QPR 1.22 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the QPR win broke the near-deadlock. Plymouth (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.80 scoring average — below par going forward. QPR (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.17 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), 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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