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Dominant Manchester City run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Liverpool.

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How It Unfolded

Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at Etihad Stadium, Regular Season - 11, 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 Manchester City 2.23 xG and Liverpool 1.12 xG, a combined 3.35. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Liverpool landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Manchester City attack 1.29 / defence 0.81 against Liverpool attack 1.21 / defence 1.10, drawn from 48/48 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Manchester City 62% | Draw 20% | Liverpool 18%, with Manchester City to win its most likely call at 62%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 65%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 85% and landed. Over 3.5 was 43% and did not. On both teams to score, the model sat at 60% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 61% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Manchester City 58%, Liverpool 65%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Manchester City's trading profile (48 games, 24 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 35% of the time, and duly kept one.

Liverpool's trading profile (48 games, 24 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 35% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Manchester City 1.88 PPG, Liverpool 2.12 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Manchester City win broke the near-deadlock. Manchester City (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.12 average — tighter than their form line. Liverpool (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 2.17 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.42 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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