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Stockport County and Reading share the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at Edgeley Park, Regular Season - 10, as Stockport County and Reading drew 1-1 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 Stockport County 1.72 xG and Reading 1.23 xG, a combined 2.95. The scoreboard read 1-1 for 2 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Stockport County attack 1.11 / defence 1.00 against Reading attack 1.14 / defence 1.08, drawn from 55/54 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Stockport County 49% | Draw 24% | Reading 27%, with Stockport County to win its most likely call at 49%. Instead the game produced a draw, an outcome the model had rated at just 24% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 56%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 79% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 58% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Stockport County 44%, Reading 52%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 59%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Stockport County's trading profile (54 games, 26 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did.

Reading's trading profile (54 games, 26 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Stockport County 1.76 PPG, Reading 1.54 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit). 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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