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Shock result as Everton defy the odds to beat Manchester United 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

Everton beat Manchester United 0-1 at Old Trafford, Regular Season - 12, 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 United 1.82 xG and Everton 1.06 xG, a combined 2.88. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Manchester United fell 1.8 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Manchester United attack 1.23 / defence 1.01 against Everton attack 0.89 / defence 0.94, drawn from 49/49 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Manchester United 55% | Draw 23% | Everton 22%, with Manchester United to win its most likely call at 55%. Instead the game produced a Everton win, an outcome the model had rated at just 22% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 55%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 78% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 55% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 46% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Manchester United 55%, Everton 37%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 46%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Manchester United's trading profile (49 games, 24 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 35% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Everton's trading profile (49 games, 24 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 43% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Manchester United 1.22 PPG, Everton 1.29 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Everton win broke the near-deadlock. Manchester United (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.42 scoring average — below par going forward. Everton (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.21 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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