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

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How It Unfolded

Manchester City beat Manchester United 3-0 at Etihad Stadium, Regular Season - 4, 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 1.46 xG and Manchester United 1.21 xG, a combined 2.67. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Manchester City beat their projection by 1.5 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Manchester United landed 1.2 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Manchester City attack 1.06 / defence 1.04 against Manchester United attack 0.99 / defence 1.03, drawn from 41/41 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Manchester City 43% | Draw 26% | Manchester United 31%, with Manchester City to win its most likely call at 43%. 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 3, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 75% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 54% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 55% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Manchester City 61%, Manchester United 49%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 49%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Manchester City's trading profile (41 games, 20 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 34% of the time, and duly kept one.

Manchester United's trading profile (41 games, 20 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 44% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 39% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Manchester City arrived the stronger side — 1.80 PPG against 1.12. That form edge translated into the three points. Manchester City (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 2.15 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.25 average — tighter than their form line. Manchester United (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.10 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.35 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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