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Shock result as Manchester United defy the odds to beat Crystal Palace 1-2.

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How It Unfolded

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 1-2 at Selhurst Park, Regular Season - 13, in the Premier League. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Crystal Palace 1.59 xG and Manchester United 1.12 xG, a combined 2.71. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Manchester United outscored their 1.12 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Crystal Palace attack 0.90 / defence 0.86 against Manchester United attack 1.06 / defence 1.14, drawn from 50/50 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Crystal Palace 48% | Draw 25% | Manchester United 27%, with Crystal Palace to win its most likely call at 48%. The actual Manchester United win had been the model's second-ranked read at 27%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 51%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 75% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 54% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Crystal Palace 44%, Manchester United 54%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 51%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Crystal Palace's trading profile (50 games, 25 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 34% of the time, and conceded here.

Manchester United's trading profile (50 games, 25 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 48% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Crystal Palace 1.46 PPG, Manchester United 1.20 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Manchester United win broke the near-deadlock. Manchester United (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.16 average — above their attacking norm.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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