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

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How It Unfolded

Cardiff beat Northampton 5-1 at Cardiff City Stadium, Regular Season - 45, in the League One. 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 Cardiff 1.82 xG and Northampton 0.71 xG, a combined 2.54. The scoreboard read 5-1 for 6 actual goals. Cardiff beat their projection by 3.2 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cardiff attack 1.07 / defence 0.89 against Northampton attack 0.69 / defence 1.25, drawn from 44/89 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cardiff 64% | Draw 22% | Northampton 14%, with Cardiff to win its most likely call at 64%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 47%. The game delivered 6, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. Over 3.5 was 25% and came in. 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 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cardiff 48%, Northampton 47%), 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

Cardiff's trading profile (89 games, 44 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did.

Northampton's trading profile (89 games, 44 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Cardiff arrived the stronger side — 1.48 PPG against 0.97. The form guide was vindicated by the result. Cardiff (home/away splits) scored 5 against a 1.57 average — above their attacking norm. Northampton (home/away splits) shipped 5 against a 1.64 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (hit). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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