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Shock result as Cheltenham defy the odds to beat Crewe 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Cheltenham beat Crewe 2-1 at EV Charger Points Stadium, Regular Season - 22, in the League Two. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Cheltenham 0.87 xG and Crewe 1.09 xG, a combined 1.96. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Cheltenham beat their projection by 1.1 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cheltenham attack 0.88 / defence 1.00 against Crewe attack 0.92 / defence 0.77, drawn from 21/66 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cheltenham 28% | Draw 32% | Crewe 40%, with Crewe to win its most likely call at 40%. The actual Cheltenham win had been the model's second-ranked read at 28%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 31%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 59% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 39% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 45% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cheltenham 48%, Crewe 42%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Cheltenham's trading profile (67 games, 34 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did.

Crewe's trading profile (67 games, 34 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 34% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Crewe arrived the stronger side — 1.60 PPG against 1.06. Form was overturned, with Cheltenham winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Cheltenham (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.12 average — above their attacking norm. Crewe (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.12 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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