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Dominant Doncaster run riot with a 0-3 hammering of Tranmere.

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How It Unfolded

Doncaster beat Tranmere 0-3 at Prenton Park, Regular Season - 43, 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 Tranmere 1.14 xG and Doncaster 1.07 xG, a combined 2.21. The scoreboard read 0-3 for 3 actual goals. Tranmere fell 1.1 short of their projected output. Doncaster outscored their 1.07 projection by 1.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Tranmere attack 0.95 / defence 0.88 against Doncaster attack 1.09 / defence 0.89, drawn from 88/88 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Tranmere 37% | Draw 30% | Doncaster 33%, with Tranmere to win its most likely call at 37%. The actual Doncaster win had been the model's second-ranked read at 33%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 38%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 65% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 45% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 55% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Tranmere 52%, Doncaster 57%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Tranmere's trading profile (88 games, 44 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 31% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Doncaster's trading profile (88 games, 44 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

On form, Doncaster arrived the stronger side — 1.66 PPG against 1.15. That form edge translated into the three points. Tranmere (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.50 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.16 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Doncaster (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.52 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.36 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 (miss), BTTS (hit), form (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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