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Stalemate at Stoke City's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

Stoke City and Oxford United finished level at 0-0 at bet365 Stadium, Regular Season - 29, 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 Stoke City 1.40 xG and Oxford United 0.81 xG, a combined 2.21. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Stoke City fell 1.4 short of their projected output. Oxford United landed 0.8 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Stoke City attack 0.84 / defence 1.09 against Oxford United attack 0.72 / defence 1.22, drawn from 74/28 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Stoke City 50% | Draw 29% | Oxford United 21%, with Stoke City to win its most likely call at 50%. The actual draw 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 38%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 66% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 43% 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 (Stoke City 40%, Oxford United 55%), 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

Stoke City's trading profile (74 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 43% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 38% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Oxford United's trading profile (74 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Stoke City 1.14 PPG, Oxford United 1.53 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Stoke City (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.06 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.19 average — tighter than their form line. Oxford United (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.28 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.50 average — tighter than their form line.

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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