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Shock result as Notts County defy the odds to beat Chesterfield 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

Notts County beat Chesterfield 0-1 at SMH Group Stadium, Semi-finals, 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 Chesterfield 1.36 xG and Notts County 1.14 xG, a combined 2.50. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Chesterfield fell 1.4 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Chesterfield attack 1.07 / defence 0.91 against Notts County attack 1.05 / defence 0.99, drawn from 92/92 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Chesterfield 42% | Draw 27% | Notts County 31%, with Chesterfield to win its most likely call at 42%. The actual Notts County win had been the model's second-ranked read at 31%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 71% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 51% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 51% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Chesterfield 51%, Notts County 50%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 54%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Chesterfield's trading profile (94 games, 47 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did not.

Notts County's trading profile (94 games, 47 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Chesterfield 1.59 PPG, Notts County 1.62 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Notts County win broke the near-deadlock. Chesterfield (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.68 scoring average — below par going forward. Notts County (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.19 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

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