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Prediction vindicated as Wigan edge out Port Vale 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Wigan beat Port Vale 1-0 at The Brick Community Stadium, Regular Season - 13, 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 Wigan 0.99 xG and Port Vale 0.93 xG, a combined 1.92. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Port Vale landed 0.9 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Wigan attack 0.94 / defence 0.95 against Port Vale attack 0.88 / defence 0.79, drawn from 58/12 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Wigan 36% | Draw 32% | Port Vale 33%, with Wigan to win its most likely call at 36%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 30%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 57% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 38% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 37% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Wigan 33%, Port Vale 41%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 44%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Wigan's trading profile (58 games, 29 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 41% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 34% of the time, and duly kept one.

Port Vale's trading profile (58 games, 29 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 47% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 40% of the time, and conceded here; they fail to score in 28% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Port Vale arrived the stronger side — 1.60 PPG against 1.19. Form was overturned, with Wigan winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Wigan (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 0.97 average — tighter than their form line. Port Vale (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.28 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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