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

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How It Unfolded

Crewe beat Oldham 2-1 at Alexandra Stadium, Regular Season - 40, 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 Crewe 1.15 xG and Oldham 1.40 xG, a combined 2.54. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Crewe beat their projection by 0.9 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Crewe attack 1.05 / defence 1.09 against Oldham attack 1.08 / defence 0.91, drawn from 85/38 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Crewe 31% | Draw 26% | Oldham 43%, with Oldham to win its most likely call at 43%. The actual Crewe 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 47%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 51% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 47% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Crewe 53%, Oldham 42%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 47%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Crewe's trading profile (38 games, 18 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did.

Oldham's trading profile (38 games, 18 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 37% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 47% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Crewe 1.50 PPG, Oldham 1.61 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Crewe win broke the near-deadlock. Oldham (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 0.89 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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