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Shock result as Shrewsbury defy the odds to beat Salford City 1-2.

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How It Unfolded

Shrewsbury beat Salford City 1-2 at Peninsula Stadium, Regular Season - 25, 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 1.67 xG and Shrewsbury 1.05 xG, a combined 2.73. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Shrewsbury outscored their 1.05 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Salford City attack 0.96 / defence 1.14 against Shrewsbury attack 0.78 / defence 1.38, drawn from 77/33 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Salford City 52% | Draw 24% | Shrewsbury 24%, with Salford City to win its most likely call at 52%. Instead the game produced a Shrewsbury win, an outcome the model had rated at just 24% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 51%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 76% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 53% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 47% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Salford City 48%, Shrewsbury 46%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 53%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Salford City's trading profile (77 games, 38 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did.

Shrewsbury's trading profile (77 games, 38 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Salford City arrived the stronger side — 1.57 PPG against 0.88. Form was overturned, with Shrewsbury winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Shrewsbury (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 0.92 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 1 against a 1.97 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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