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

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How It Unfolded

Aston Villa beat Bournemouth 0-1 at Vitality Stadium, Regular Season - 36, 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 1.22 xG and Aston Villa 1.15 xG, a combined 2.37. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Bournemouth fell 1.2 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Bournemouth attack 0.85 / defence 0.82 against Aston Villa attack 1.01 / defence 0.98, drawn from 73/73 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Bournemouth 38% | Draw 28% | Aston Villa 34%, with Bournemouth to win its most likely call at 38%. The actual Aston Villa win had been the model's second-ranked read at 34%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 69% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 48% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 67% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Bournemouth 64%, Aston Villa 70%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 64%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Bournemouth's trading profile (73 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did not.

Aston Villa's trading profile (73 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 66% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Bournemouth 1.38 PPG, Aston Villa 1.75 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Aston Villa win broke the near-deadlock. Bournemouth (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.33 scoring average — below par going forward. Aston Villa (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.72 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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