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Prediction vindicated as Sunderland edge out Portsmouth 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Sunderland beat Portsmouth 1-0 at Stadium of Light, Regular Season - 26, 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 Sunderland 2.46 xG and Portsmouth 0.74 xG, a combined 3.21. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Sunderland fell 1.5 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Sunderland attack 1.12 / defence 0.88 against Portsmouth attack 0.83 / defence 1.57, drawn from 71/23 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Sunderland 74% | Draw 17% | Portsmouth 8%, with Sunderland to win its most likely call at 74%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 62%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 84% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 53% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Sunderland 45%, Portsmouth 61%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 50%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Sunderland's trading profile (69 games, 34 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and duly kept one.

Portsmouth's trading profile (69 games, 34 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 35% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Sunderland 1.49 PPG, Portsmouth 1.74 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Sunderland win broke the near-deadlock. Sunderland (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.06 average — tighter than their form line. Portsmouth (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.29 scoring average — below par going forward.

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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