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Stalemate at Notts County's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at Meadow Lane, Semi-finals, as Notts County and Chesterfield drew 0-0 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 Notts County 1.44 xG and Chesterfield 1.31 xG, a combined 2.75. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Notts County fell 1.4 short of their projected output. Chesterfield landed 1.3 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Notts County attack 1.25 / defence 1.00 against Chesterfield attack 1.09 / defence 0.89, drawn from 92/92 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Notts County 40% | Draw 25% | Chesterfield 34%, with Notts County to win its most likely call at 40%. Instead the game produced a draw, an outcome the model had rated at just 25% — 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 0, so it stayed under — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 76% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 56% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 50% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Notts County 50%, Chesterfield 50%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 53%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Notts County's trading profile (95 games, 47 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and duly kept one.

Chesterfield's trading profile (95 games, 47 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Notts County 1.63 PPG, Chesterfield 1.57 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Notts County (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.62 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.00 average — tighter than their form line. Chesterfield (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.40 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.30 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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