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Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest share the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

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How It Unfolded

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest finished level at 1-1 at Selhurst Park, Regular Season - 35, 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 1.55 xG and Nottingham Forest 1.45 xG, a combined 3.00. The scoreboard read 1-1 for 2 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Crystal Palace attack 0.92 / defence 0.89 against Nottingham Forest attack 1.17 / defence 1.14, drawn from 72/72 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Crystal Palace 40% | Draw 24% | Nottingham Forest 36%, with Crystal Palace to win its most likely call at 40%. Instead the game produced a draw, an outcome the model had rated at just 24% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 58%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 80% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 60% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Crystal Palace 51%, Nottingham Forest 53%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Crystal Palace's trading profile (72 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did.

Nottingham Forest's trading profile (72 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Crystal Palace 1.31 PPG, Nottingham Forest 1.33 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Nottingham Forest (home/away splits) conceded 1 against a 1.81 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 (miss), BTTS (hit). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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