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Prediction vindicated as Chelsea edge out West Ham 3-2.

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How It Unfolded

Chelsea beat West Ham 3-2 at Stamford Bridge, Regular Season - 24, 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 Chelsea 1.79 xG and West Ham 0.97 xG, a combined 2.76. The scoreboard read 3-2 for 5 actual goals. Chelsea beat their projection by 1.2 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. West Ham outscored their 0.97 projection by 1.0. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Chelsea attack 1.08 / defence 0.88 against West Ham attack 0.88 / defence 1.14, drawn from 61/61 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Chelsea 54% | Draw 29% | West Ham 17%, with Chelsea to win its most likely call at 54%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 52%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 79% and landed. Over 3.5 was 30% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 55% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 57% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Chelsea 57%, West Ham 57%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 61%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Chelsea's trading profile (61 games, 30 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 59% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

West Ham's trading profile (61 games, 30 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Chelsea arrived the stronger side — 1.74 PPG against 1.03. That form edge translated into the three points. Chelsea (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.73 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 2 against a 0.97 concession average — a leakier day than usual. West Ham (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.13 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 3 against a 1.57 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 4 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (hit). The numbers read this fixture well — the outcome largely followed the script the data laid out beforehand.

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