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Stalemate at Bournemouth's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at Vitality Stadium, Regular Season - 18, as Bournemouth and Crystal Palace drew 0-0 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 Bournemouth 1.37 xG and Crystal Palace 1.14 xG, a combined 2.50. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Bournemouth fell 1.4 short of their projected output. Crystal Palace landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Bournemouth attack 0.96 / defence 0.75 against Crystal Palace attack 1.00 / defence 0.93, drawn from 55/55 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Bournemouth 40% | Draw 32% | Crystal Palace 29%, with Bournemouth to win its most likely call at 40%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 32%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 74% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 53% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 59% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Bournemouth 66%, Crystal Palace 53%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 61%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Bournemouth's trading profile (55 games, 27 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did not.

Crystal Palace's trading profile (55 games, 27 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Bournemouth 1.38 PPG, Crystal Palace 1.18 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Bournemouth (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.41 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.30 average — tighter than their form line. Crystal Palace (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.15 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.59 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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