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Prediction vindicated as Birmingham edge out Charlton 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Birmingham beat Charlton 1-0 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Regular Season - 32, in the League One. 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 Birmingham 1.64 xG and Charlton 0.93 xG, a combined 2.57. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Charlton landed 0.9 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Birmingham attack 1.19 / defence 0.69 against Charlton attack 1.15 / defence 1.06, drawn from 28/76 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Birmingham 54% | Draw 25% | Charlton 21%, with Birmingham to win its most likely call at 54%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 47%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 73% 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 47% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Birmingham 43%, Charlton 50%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Birmingham's trading profile (74 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and duly kept one.

Charlton's trading profile (74 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 65% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Birmingham 1.57 PPG, Charlton 1.35 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Birmingham win broke the near-deadlock. Birmingham (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 0.89 average — tighter than their form line. Charlton (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.28 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). A strong night for the model: the result sat comfortably inside what the pre-match data projected.

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