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Dominant Everton run riot with a 4-0 hammering of Leicester.

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How It Unfolded

Everton beat Leicester 4-0 at Goodison Park, 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 Everton 1.76 xG and Leicester 0.93 xG, a combined 2.69. The scoreboard read 4-0 for 4 actual goals. Everton beat their projection by 2.2 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Leicester landed 0.9 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Everton attack 0.83 / defence 0.78 against Leicester attack 0.77 / defence 1.42, drawn from 60/23 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Everton 56% | Draw 26% | Leicester 19%, with Everton to win its most likely call at 56%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 50%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 76% and landed. Over 3.5 was 28% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 51% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Everton 40%, Leicester 63%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 48%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Everton's trading profile (60 games, 29 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 37% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 35% of the time, and duly kept one.

Leicester's trading profile (60 games, 29 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Everton 1.18 PPG, Leicester 1.50 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Everton win broke the near-deadlock. Everton (home/away splits) scored 4 against a 1.17 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.03 average — tighter than their form line. Leicester (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.48 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 4 against a 1.66 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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