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Prediction vindicated as Arsenal edge out Bournemouth 2-3.

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How It Unfolded

Arsenal beat Bournemouth 2-3 at Vitality Stadium, Regular Season - 20, in the Premier League. 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 Bournemouth 0.91 xG and Arsenal 1.06 xG, a combined 1.96. The scoreboard read 2-3 for 5 actual goals. Bournemouth beat their projection by 1.1 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Arsenal outscored their 1.06 projection by 1.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Bournemouth attack 0.82 / defence 0.83 against Arsenal attack 1.04 / defence 0.74, drawn from 57/57 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Bournemouth 29% | Draw 34% | Arsenal 37%, with Arsenal to win its most likely call at 37%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 31%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 60% and landed. Over 3.5 was 14% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 40% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Bournemouth 58%, Arsenal 46%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 58%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Bournemouth's trading profile (57 games, 28 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did.

Arsenal's trading profile (57 games, 28 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 39% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Arsenal arrived the stronger side — 2.09 PPG against 1.39. That form edge translated into the three points. Bournemouth (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 0.79 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Arsenal (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.61 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 2 against a 0.86 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

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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