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

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How It Unfolded

Charlton beat Wycombe 2-1 at The Valley, Regular Season - 23, in the League One. With the result on the board, the sections below measure it against everything the model and the numbers projected in advance.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Charlton 1.14 xG and Wycombe 1.98 xG, a combined 3.12. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Charlton beat their projection by 0.9 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Wycombe landed 1.0 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Charlton attack 0.92 / defence 0.97 against Wycombe attack 1.74 / defence 0.98, drawn from 67/67 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Charlton 22% | Draw 22% | Wycombe 57%, with Wycombe to win its most likely call at 57%. Instead the game produced a Charlton win, an outcome the model had rated at just 22% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 60%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 82% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 59% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 51% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Charlton 48%, Wycombe 54%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 60%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Charlton's trading profile (67 games, 33 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 64% of their matches — today it did.

Wycombe's trading profile (67 games, 33 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Wycombe arrived the stronger side — 1.67 PPG against 1.24. Form was overturned, with Charlton winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Wycombe (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.18 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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