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Shock result as Bristol City defy the odds to beat West Brom 1-2.

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How It Unfolded

Bristol City beat West Brom 1-2 at The Hawthorns, Regular Season - 23, in the Championship. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting West Brom 1.27 xG and Bristol City 0.89 xG, a combined 2.16. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Bristol City outscored their 0.89 projection by 1.1. Those figures were built on strength ratings of West Brom attack 1.00 / defence 0.89 against Bristol City attack 0.86 / defence 0.91, drawn from 68/68 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it West Brom 44% | Draw 31% | Bristol City 25%, with West Brom to win its most likely call at 44%. Instead the game produced a Bristol City win, an outcome the model had rated at just 25% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 37%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 64% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 43% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 43% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (West Brom 40%, Bristol City 46%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 53%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

West Brom's trading profile (68 games, 33 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did.

Bristol City's trading profile (68 games, 33 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — West Brom 1.35 PPG, Bristol City 1.43 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Bristol City win broke the near-deadlock. West Brom (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 0.85 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Bristol City (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.03 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). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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