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

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How It Unfolded

Tranmere beat Cheltenham 1-3 at Whaddon Road, Regular Season - 40, 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 1.70 xG and Tranmere 1.07 xG, a combined 2.77. The scoreboard read 1-3 for 4 actual goals. Tranmere outscored their 1.07 projection by 1.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cheltenham attack 1.06 / defence 1.04 against Tranmere attack 0.86 / defence 1.29, drawn from 89/89 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cheltenham 52% | Draw 24% | Tranmere 24%, with Cheltenham to win its most likely call at 52%. Instead the game produced a Tranmere win, an outcome the model had rated at just 24% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 52%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 76% and landed. Over 3.5 was 30% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 54% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cheltenham 48%, Tranmere 48%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 54%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Cheltenham's trading profile (89 games, 44 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did.

Tranmere's trading profile (89 games, 44 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Cheltenham 1.26 PPG, Tranmere 0.99 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Tranmere win broke the near-deadlock. Cheltenham (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 1.30 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Tranmere (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.14 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 1 against a 1.84 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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