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Dominant Oldham run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Notts County.

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How It Unfolded

Oldham beat Notts County 3-0 at Boundary Park, Regular Season - 26, 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 Oldham 0.96 xG and Notts County 1.18 xG, a combined 2.13. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Oldham beat their projection by 2.0 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Notts County landed 1.2 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Oldham attack 0.94 / defence 0.82 against Notts County attack 1.20 / defence 0.85, drawn from 37/84 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Oldham 30% | Draw 29% | Notts County 41%, with Notts County to win its most likely call at 41%. The actual Oldham win had been the model's second-ranked read at 30%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 36%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 63% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 43% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Oldham 40%, Notts County 57%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 47%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Oldham's trading profile (37 games, 17 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 38% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 46% of the time, and duly kept one.

Notts County's trading profile (37 games, 17 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Oldham 1.57 PPG, Notts County 1.86 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Oldham win broke the near-deadlock. Oldham (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.18 average — above their attacking norm. Notts County (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.41 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.00 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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