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Prediction vindicated as Notts County edge out Gillingham 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Notts County beat Gillingham 1-0 at Meadow Lane, Regular Season - 25, in the League Two. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Notts County 1.44 xG and Gillingham 1.07 xG, a combined 2.51. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Gillingham landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Notts County attack 1.13 / defence 0.85 against Gillingham attack 1.02 / defence 1.01, drawn from 74/73 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Notts County 46% | Draw 26% | Gillingham 28%, with Notts County to win its most likely call at 46%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 72% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 50% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 40% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Notts County 47%, Gillingham 34%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 51%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Notts County's trading profile (73 games, 36 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.

Gillingham's trading profile (73 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Notts County 1.62 PPG, Gillingham 1.32 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Notts County win broke the near-deadlock. Notts County (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 0.92 average — tighter than their form line. Gillingham (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.97 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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