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Stalemate at Crystal Palace'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 Selhurst Park, Regular Season - 30, as Crystal Palace and Leeds 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 Crystal Palace 1.34 xG and Leeds 1.26 xG, a combined 2.60. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Crystal Palace fell 1.3 short of their projected output. Leeds landed 1.3 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Crystal Palace attack 0.80 / defence 1.08 against Leeds attack 0.91 / defence 1.22, drawn from 67/29 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Crystal Palace 37% | Draw 30% | Leeds 33%, with Crystal Palace to win its most likely call at 37%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 30%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 48%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 75% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 54% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Crystal Palace 46%, Leeds 52%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Crystal Palace's trading profile (67 games, 33 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and duly kept one.

Leeds's trading profile (67 games, 33 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 36% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Crystal Palace 1.36 PPG, Leeds 1.73 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Crystal Palace (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.15 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.33 average — tighter than their form line. Leeds (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.33 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.36 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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