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Prediction vindicated as Morecambe edge out Carlisle 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

Morecambe beat Carlisle 0-1 at Brunton Park, Regular Season - 22, 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 Carlisle 0.99 xG and Morecambe 1.36 xG, a combined 2.35. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Carlisle fell 1.0 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Carlisle attack 0.64 / defence 1.17 against Morecambe attack 0.98 / defence 1.22, drawn from 20/67 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Carlisle 27% | Draw 29% | Morecambe 45%, with Morecambe to win its most likely call at 45%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 69% and missed. 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 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Carlisle 44%, Morecambe 61%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 55%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Carlisle's trading profile (66 games, 33 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 39% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Morecambe's trading profile (66 games, 33 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

On form, Morecambe arrived the stronger side — 1.09 PPG against 0.68. That form edge translated into the three points. Carlisle (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.88 scoring average — below par going forward. Morecambe (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 2.00 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 4 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (hit). The numbers read this fixture well — the outcome largely followed the script the data laid out beforehand.

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