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Dominant Brighton run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Wolves.

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How It Unfolded

Brighton beat Wolves 3-0 at Amex 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 Brighton 1.86 xG and Wolves 0.64 xG, a combined 2.50. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Brighton beat their projection by 1.1 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Brighton attack 1.04 / defence 0.80 against Wolves attack 0.64 / defence 1.23, drawn from 73/73 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Brighton 66% | Draw 23% | Wolves 11%, with Brighton to win its most likely call at 66%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 41% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 58% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Brighton 60%, Wolves 56%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 59%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

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

Wolves's trading profile (73 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 34% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Brighton arrived the stronger side — 1.52 PPG against 0.82. That form edge translated into the three points. Brighton (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.58 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.19 average — tighter than their form line. Wolves (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.94 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.86 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit), form (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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