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Shock result as Plymouth defy the odds to beat Sheffield Utd 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Plymouth beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 at Home Park, Regular Season - 42, in the Championship. With the result on the board, the sections below measure it against everything the model and the numbers projected in advance.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Plymouth 1.17 xG and Sheffield Utd 1.59 xG, a combined 2.76. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Plymouth beat their projection by 0.8 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Plymouth attack 1.14 / defence 1.56 against Sheffield Utd attack 1.03 / defence 0.80, drawn from 87/41 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Plymouth 28% | Draw 25% | Sheffield Utd 47%, with Sheffield Utd to win its most likely call at 47%. The actual Plymouth win had been the model's second-ranked read at 28%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 52%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 76% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 55% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Plymouth 52%, Sheffield Utd 52%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 48%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Plymouth's trading profile (79 games, 39 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did.

Sheffield Utd's trading profile (79 games, 39 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 47% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Plymouth 0.99 PPG, Sheffield Utd 1.28 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Plymouth win broke the near-deadlock.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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