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Dominant Wycombe run riot with a 0-3 hammering of Stevenage.

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How It Unfolded

Wycombe beat Stevenage 0-3 at Lamex Stadium, Regular Season - 22, 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 Stevenage 1.22 xG and Wycombe 1.67 xG, a combined 2.89. The scoreboard read 0-3 for 3 actual goals. Stevenage fell 1.2 short of their projected output. Wycombe outscored their 1.67 projection by 1.3. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Stevenage attack 0.89 / defence 0.87 against Wycombe attack 1.66 / defence 1.07, drawn from 65/66 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Stevenage 28% | Draw 24% | Wycombe 48%, with Wycombe to win its most likely call at 48%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 55%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 78% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 57% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 47% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Stevenage 42%, Wycombe 52%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 48%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Stevenage's trading profile (65 games, 34 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 40% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 45% of the time, and conceded here; they fail to score in 31% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Wycombe's trading profile (65 games, 34 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Stevenage 1.49 PPG, Wycombe 1.68 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Wycombe win broke the near-deadlock. Stevenage (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.15 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 0.82 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Wycombe (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.68 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.26 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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