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AFC Wimbledon cruise to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Notts County.

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How It Unfolded

AFC Wimbledon beat Notts County 2-0 at The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Regular Season - 36, in the League Two. 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 AFC Wimbledon 1.48 xG and Notts County 0.98 xG, a combined 2.46. The scoreboard read 2-0 for 2 actual goals. Notts County landed 1.0 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of AFC Wimbledon attack 1.06 / defence 0.68 against Notts County attack 1.34 / defence 1.10, drawn from 80/80 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it AFC Wimbledon 49% | Draw 26% | Notts County 25%, with AFC Wimbledon to win its most likely call at 49%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 45%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 70% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 48% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (AFC Wimbledon 35%, Notts County 61%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 49%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

AFC Wimbledon's trading profile (80 games, 40 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 38% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 41% of the time, and duly kept one.

Notts County's trading profile (80 games, 40 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — AFC Wimbledon 1.52 PPG, Notts County 1.49 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the AFC Wimbledon win broke the near-deadlock. AFC Wimbledon (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 0.88 average — tighter than their form line. Notts County (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.68 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). The numbers read this fixture well — the outcome largely followed the script the data laid out beforehand.

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