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Dominant Bradford run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Walsall.

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How It Unfolded

Bradford beat Walsall 3-0 at University of Bradford Stadium, Regular Season - 28, 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 Bradford 1.08 xG and Walsall 1.29 xG, a combined 2.38. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Bradford beat their projection by 1.9 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Walsall landed 1.3 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Bradford attack 1.18 / defence 0.90 against Walsall attack 1.21 / defence 0.70, drawn from 71/71 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Bradford 30% | Draw 30% | Walsall 40%, with Walsall to win its most likely call at 40%. The actual Bradford win had been the model's second-ranked read at 30%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 70% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 55% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Bradford 51%, Walsall 59%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 61%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Bradford's trading profile (71 games, 34 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 59% of their matches — today it did not.

Walsall's trading profile (71 games, 34 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Bradford 1.55 PPG, Walsall 1.73 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Bradford win broke the near-deadlock. Bradford (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.38 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.09 average — tighter than their form line. Walsall (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.53 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.59 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit). The data was on the wrong side of this result more often than not — a reminder that a single match sits well inside the model's variance.

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