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

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How It Unfolded

Sunderland beat Sheffield Utd 1-2 at Wembley Stadium, Promotion Play-offs - Final, 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 1.15 xG and Sunderland 0.92 xG, a combined 2.07. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Sunderland outscored their 0.92 projection by 1.1. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Sheffield Utd attack 0.95 / defence 0.99 against Sunderland attack 0.90 / defence 0.92, drawn from 46/92 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Sheffield Utd 41% | Draw 30% | Sunderland 29%, with Sheffield Utd to win its most likely call at 41%. The actual Sunderland 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 34%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 61% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 41% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 47% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Sheffield Utd 52%, Sunderland 42%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 45%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Sheffield Utd's trading profile (86 games, 43 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 46% of their matches — today it did.

Sunderland's trading profile (86 games, 43 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 44% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Sheffield Utd 1.33 PPG, Sunderland 1.43 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Sunderland win broke the near-deadlock. Sunderland (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.00 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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