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Notts County cruise to a comfortable 0-2 victory over Grimsby.

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How It Unfolded

Notts County beat Grimsby 0-2 at Blundell Park, Regular Season - 20, 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 Grimsby 1.23 xG and Notts County 1.14 xG, a combined 2.37. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Grimsby fell 1.2 short of their projected output. Notts County outscored their 1.14 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Grimsby attack 1.00 / defence 0.95 against Notts County attack 0.98 / defence 0.90, drawn from 65/65 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Grimsby 38% | Draw 28% | Notts County 34%, with Grimsby to win its most likely call at 38%. The actual Notts County win had been the model's second-ranked read at 34%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 69% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 48% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 54% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Grimsby 58%, Notts County 49%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 56%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Grimsby's trading profile (65 games, 32 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not.

Notts County's trading profile (65 games, 32 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% 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 — Grimsby 1.46 PPG, Notts County 1.60 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Notts County win broke the near-deadlock. Grimsby (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.44 scoring average — below par going forward. Notts County (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.22 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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