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Cheltenham cruise to a comfortable 3-1 victory over Shrewsbury.

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How It Unfolded

Cheltenham beat Shrewsbury 3-1 at Whaddon Road, 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 Cheltenham 1.53 xG and Shrewsbury 0.95 xG, a combined 2.48. The scoreboard read 3-1 for 4 actual goals. Cheltenham beat their projection by 1.5 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cheltenham attack 0.83 / defence 0.94 against Shrewsbury attack 0.80 / defence 1.38, drawn from 67/21 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cheltenham 50% | Draw 27% | Shrewsbury 23%, with Cheltenham to win its most likely call at 50%. 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 4, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. Over 3.5 was 24% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 46% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cheltenham 46%, Shrewsbury 46%), 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, 33 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did.

Shrewsbury's trading profile (67 games, 33 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Cheltenham arrived the stronger side — 1.25 PPG against 0.78. That form edge translated into the three points. Cheltenham (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.21 average — above their attacking norm. Shrewsbury (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 1.94 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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