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Shock result as Bradford defy the odds to beat Wycombe 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Bradford beat Wycombe 2-1 at Valley Parade, Regular Season - 1, 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 Bradford 1.03 xG and Wycombe 1.44 xG, a combined 2.47. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Bradford beat their projection by 1.0 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Bradford attack 0.85 / defence 1.15 against Wycombe attack 1.07 / defence 0.89, drawn from 0/46 games (PrevSeason).

On the result, the model split it Bradford 27% | Draw 27% | Wycombe 46%, with Wycombe to win its most likely call at 46%. The actual Bradford win had been the model's second-ranked read at 27%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 45%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 71% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 45% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Bradford 46%, Wycombe 44%), 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

Bradford's trading profile (46 games, 23 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 35% of the time, and conceded here.

Wycombe's trading profile (46 games, 23 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 46% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 39% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Bradford 1.70 PPG, Wycombe 1.85 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Bradford win broke the near-deadlock. Wycombe (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.09 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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