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Prediction vindicated as Newcastle edge out Leeds 4-3.

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How It Unfolded

Newcastle beat Leeds 4-3 at St. James' Park, Regular Season - 21, in the Premier League. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Newcastle 2.01 xG and Leeds 0.88 xG, a combined 2.88. The scoreboard read 4-3 for 7 actual goals. Newcastle beat their projection by 2.0 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Leeds outscored their 0.88 projection by 2.1. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Newcastle attack 1.19 / defence 0.93 against Leeds attack 0.75 / defence 1.13, drawn from 58/20 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Newcastle 62% | Draw 25% | Leeds 14%, with Newcastle to win its most likely call at 62%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 55%. The game delivered 7, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 80% and landed. Over 3.5 was 33% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 53% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 57% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Newcastle 60%, Leeds 53%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 51%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Newcastle's trading profile (58 games, 29 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Leeds's trading profile (58 games, 29 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 48% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 40% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Newcastle 1.64 PPG, Leeds 1.84 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Newcastle win broke the near-deadlock. Newcastle (home/away splits) scored 4 against a 2.00 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 3 against a 1.10 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Leeds (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.28 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 4 against a 1.28 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). A strong night for the model: the result sat comfortably inside what the pre-match data projected.

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