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Dominant Burton Albion run riot with a 5-1 hammering of Northampton.

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How It Unfolded

Burton Albion beat Northampton 5-1 at Pirelli Stadium, Regular Season - 22, 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 Burton Albion 0.85 xG and Northampton 1.23 xG, a combined 2.08. The scoreboard read 5-1 for 6 actual goals. Burton Albion beat their projection by 4.1 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Burton Albion attack 0.68 / defence 1.12 against Northampton attack 0.94 / defence 0.98, drawn from 66/66 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Burton Albion 26% | Draw 29% | Northampton 45%, with Northampton to win its most likely call at 45%. The actual Burton Albion win had been the model's second-ranked read at 26%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 34%. The game delivered 6, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 61% and landed. Over 3.5 was 16% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 41% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Burton Albion 52%, Northampton 46%), 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

Burton Albion's trading profile (66 games, 32 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 48% of their matches — today it did.

Northampton's trading profile (66 games, 32 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Burton Albion 1.08 PPG, Northampton 1.18 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Burton Albion win broke the near-deadlock. Burton Albion (home/away splits) scored 5 against a 1.06 average — above their attacking norm. Northampton (home/away splits) shipped 5 against a 1.44 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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