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Shock result as Everton defy the odds to beat Aston Villa 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

Everton beat Aston Villa 0-1 at Villa Park, Regular Season - 22, in the Premier League. 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 Aston Villa 1.28 xG and Everton 0.78 xG, a combined 2.06. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Aston Villa fell 1.3 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Aston Villa attack 1.19 / defence 0.79 against Everton attack 0.82 / defence 0.72, drawn from 59/59 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Aston Villa 45% | Draw 36% | Everton 19%, with Aston Villa to win its most likely call at 45%. Instead the game produced a Everton win, an outcome the model had rated at just 19% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 34%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 64% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 42% 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 (Aston Villa 63%, Everton 36%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 50%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Aston Villa's trading profile (59 games, 29 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 59% of their matches — today it did not.

Everton's trading profile (59 games, 29 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 41% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 34% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

On form, Aston Villa arrived the stronger side — 1.85 PPG against 1.31. Form was overturned, with Everton winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Aston Villa (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.79 scoring average — below par going forward. Everton (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.07 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). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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