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Salford City cruise to a comfortable 0-2 victory over Tranmere.

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How It Unfolded

Salford City beat Tranmere 0-2 at Prenton Park, Regular Season - 30, 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 1.18 xG and Salford City 1.92 xG, a combined 3.10. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Tranmere fell 1.2 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Tranmere attack 0.90 / defence 1.36 against Salford City attack 1.16 / defence 1.03, drawn from 74/73 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Tranmere 23% | Draw 22% | Salford City 54%, with Salford City to win its most likely call at 54%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 60%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 82% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 59% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Tranmere 49%, Salford City 48%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 56%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Tranmere's trading profile (73 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 29% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Salford City's trading profile (73 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

On form, Salford City arrived the stronger side — 1.62 PPG against 1.12. That form edge translated into the three points. Tranmere (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.14 scoring average — below par going forward. Salford City (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.19 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

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

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