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Sheffield Utd cruise to a comfortable 3-1 victory over Coventry.

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How It Unfolded

Sheffield Utd beat Coventry 3-1 at Bramall Lane, Regular Season - 39, 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 Sheffield Utd 1.33 xG and Coventry 1.17 xG, a combined 2.50. The scoreboard read 3-1 for 4 actual goals. Sheffield Utd beat their projection by 1.7 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Sheffield Utd attack 0.96 / defence 1.02 against Coventry attack 1.11 / defence 1.05, drawn from 38/84 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Sheffield Utd 40% | Draw 27% | Coventry 32%, with Sheffield Utd to win its most likely call at 40%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. Over 3.5 was 24% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 51% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 57% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Sheffield Utd 53%, Coventry 60%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Sheffield Utd's trading profile (76 games, 38 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 47% of their matches — today it did.

Coventry's trading profile (76 games, 38 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Sheffield Utd 1.29 PPG, Coventry 1.51 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Sheffield Utd win broke the near-deadlock. Sheffield Utd (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.21 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 1 against a 1.87 average — tighter than their form line. Coventry (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 1.34 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). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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