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Prediction vindicated as Crystal Palace edge out Wolves 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Crystal Palace beat Wolves 1-0 at Selhurst Park, Regular Season - 27, 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 1.06 xG and Wolves 0.93 xG, a combined 1.99. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Wolves landed 0.9 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Crystal Palace attack 0.77 / defence 1.15 against Wolves attack 0.64 / defence 0.97, drawn from 64/65 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Crystal Palace 34% | Draw 38% | Wolves 27%, with the draw its most likely call at 38%. The actual Crystal Palace win had been the model's second-ranked read at 34%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 32%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 63% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 43% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Crystal Palace 45%, Wolves 58%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 55%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Crystal Palace's trading profile (64 games, 31 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.

Wolves's trading profile (64 games, 31 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 31% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Crystal Palace arrived the stronger side — 1.33 PPG against 0.81. Form held, and they took the win. Crystal Palace (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.35 average — tighter than their form line. Wolves (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.03 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (hit). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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