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Prediction vindicated as Salford City edge out Morecambe 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Salford City beat Morecambe 1-0 at The Peninsula Stadium, Regular Season - 23, 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 Salford City 1.72 xG and Morecambe 0.92 xG, a combined 2.63. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Morecambe landed 0.9 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Salford City attack 1.16 / defence 0.81 against Morecambe attack 0.98 / defence 1.13, drawn from 67/68 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Salford City 55% | Draw 26% | Morecambe 19%, with Salford City to win its most likely call at 55%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 49%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 75% 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 58% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Salford City 57%, Morecambe 60%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 58%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Salford City's trading profile (67 games, 34 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did not.

Morecambe's trading profile (67 games, 34 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 31% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Salford City 1.25 PPG, Morecambe 1.12 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Salford City win broke the near-deadlock. Salford City (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.62 average — tighter than their form line. Morecambe (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.47 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 1 against a 1.94 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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