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Swansea and Middlesbrough share the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

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How It Unfolded

Swansea and Middlesbrough finished level at 2-2 at Swansea.com Stadium, Regular Season - 41, 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 Swansea 1.20 xG and Middlesbrough 1.40 xG, a combined 2.60. The scoreboard read 2-2 for 4 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Swansea attack 1.03 / defence 0.95 against Middlesbrough attack 1.24 / defence 0.89, drawn from 86/86 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Swansea 31% | Draw 29% | Middlesbrough 40%, with Middlesbrough to win its most likely call at 40%. 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 48%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 75% and landed. Over 3.5 was 26% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 54% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Swansea 46%, Middlesbrough 49%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 49%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Swansea's trading profile (86 games, 43 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did.

Middlesbrough's trading profile (86 games, 43 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Swansea 1.33 PPG, Middlesbrough 1.57 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Swansea (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.07 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit). The data was on the wrong side of this result more often than not — a reminder that a single match sits well inside the model's variance.

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