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Prediction vindicated as Newport County edge out Shrewsbury 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Newport County beat Shrewsbury 1-0 at Rodney Parade, 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 Newport County 1.36 xG and Shrewsbury 1.29 xG, a combined 2.66. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Shrewsbury landed 1.3 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Newport County attack 0.87 / defence 1.21 against Shrewsbury attack 0.90 / defence 1.30, drawn from 85/39 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Newport County 39% | Draw 26% | Shrewsbury 35%, with Newport County to win its most likely call at 39%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 50%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 74% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 54% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Newport County 56%, Shrewsbury 47%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 49%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Newport County's trading profile (85 games, 42 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not.

Shrewsbury's trading profile (85 games, 42 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 41% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Newport County 0.94 PPG, Shrewsbury 0.87 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Newport County win broke the near-deadlock. Newport County (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.52 average — tighter than their form line. Shrewsbury (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.95 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 1 against a 1.90 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

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

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