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Stalemate at Fulham'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 Craven Cottage, Regular Season - 17, as Fulham and Southampton drew 0-0 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 Fulham 1.68 xG and Southampton 0.86 xG, a combined 2.55. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Fulham fell 1.7 short of their projected output. Southampton landed 0.9 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Fulham attack 0.99 / defence 1.07 against Southampton attack 0.54 / defence 1.07, drawn from 54/16 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Fulham 55% | Draw 28% | Southampton 17%, with Fulham to win its most likely call at 55%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 28%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 47%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 74% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 58% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Fulham 59%, Southampton 57%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Fulham's trading profile (54 games, 27 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 26% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Southampton's trading profile (54 games, 27 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Fulham 1.31 PPG, Southampton 1.52 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Fulham (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.67 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.37 average — tighter than their form line. Southampton (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.11 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.44 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

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

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