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Prediction vindicated as Cheltenham edge out Carlisle 3-2.

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How It Unfolded

Cheltenham beat Carlisle 3-2 at EV Charger Points Stadium, Regular Season - 45, 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 Cheltenham 1.17 xG and Carlisle 0.99 xG, a combined 2.16. The scoreboard read 3-2 for 5 actual goals. Cheltenham beat their projection by 1.8 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Carlisle outscored their 0.99 projection by 1.0. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cheltenham attack 0.87 / defence 1.17 against Carlisle attack 0.74 / defence 1.04, drawn from 44/44 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cheltenham 39% | Draw 31% | Carlisle 30%, with Cheltenham to win its most likely call at 39%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 37%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 64% and landed. Over 3.5 was 17% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 44% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 47% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cheltenham 48%, Carlisle 46%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 53%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Cheltenham's trading profile (90 games, 45 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did.

Carlisle's trading profile (90 games, 45 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Cheltenham 1.12 PPG, Carlisle 0.79 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Cheltenham win broke the near-deadlock. Cheltenham (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.18 average — above their attacking norm. Carlisle (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 0.82 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 3 against a 1.60 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

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