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Prediction vindicated as Manchester City edge out Leeds 3-2.

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How It Unfolded

Manchester City beat Leeds 3-2 at Etihad Stadium, Regular Season - 13, in the Premier League. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Manchester City 2.93 xG and Leeds 0.60 xG, a combined 3.53. The scoreboard read 3-2 for 5 actual goals. Leeds outscored their 0.60 projection by 1.4. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Manchester City attack 1.32 / defence 0.74 against Leeds attack 0.69 / defence 1.42, drawn from 50/12 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Manchester City 84% | Draw 11% | Leeds 5%, with Manchester City to win its most likely call at 84%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 69%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 87% and landed. Over 3.5 was 47% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 43% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 57% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Manchester City 60%, Leeds 54%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 47%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Manchester City's trading profile (50 games, 25 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 36% of the time, and conceded here.

Leeds's trading profile (50 games, 25 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 42% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 44% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Manchester City 1.86 PPG, Leeds 1.92 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Manchester City win broke the near-deadlock. Manchester City (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.08 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Leeds (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 1.28 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). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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