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Dominant Sheffield Utd run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Bristol City.

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How It Unfolded

Sheffield Utd beat Bristol City 3-0 at Bramall Lane, Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals, 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 Sheffield Utd 1.45 xG and Bristol City 0.93 xG, a combined 2.38. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Sheffield Utd beat their projection by 1.5 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Bristol City landed 0.9 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Sheffield Utd attack 0.95 / defence 0.99 against Bristol City attack 0.92 / defence 1.15, drawn from 46/92 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Sheffield Utd 49% | Draw 27% | Bristol City 24%, with Sheffield Utd to win its most likely call at 49%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 43%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 69% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 46% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Sheffield Utd 52%, Bristol City 44%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 49%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Sheffield Utd's trading profile (85 games, 42 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 47% of their matches — today it did not.

Bristol City's trading profile (85 games, 42 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 31% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Sheffield Utd 1.31 PPG, Bristol City 1.39 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Sheffield Utd win broke the near-deadlock. Sheffield Utd (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.24 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.76 average — tighter than their form line. Bristol City (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.98 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.48 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

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

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