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Stalemate at Sunderland's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

Sunderland and Manchester United finished level at 0-0 at Stadium of Light, Regular Season - 36, 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 Sunderland 1.00 xG and Manchester United 1.62 xG, a combined 2.62. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Sunderland fell 1.0 short of their projected output. Manchester United landed 1.6 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Sunderland attack 0.74 / defence 1.18 against Manchester United attack 1.10 / defence 0.94, drawn from 35/73 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Sunderland 22% | Draw 27% | Manchester United 51%, with Manchester United to win its most likely call at 51%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 27%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 49%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 75% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 52% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Sunderland 42%, Manchester United 56%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 53%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Sunderland's trading profile (73 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 48% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 34% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Manchester United's trading profile (73 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Sunderland 1.44 PPG, Manchester United 1.45 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Sunderland (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.28 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.00 average — tighter than their form line. Manchester United (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.33 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.44 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss). The data was on the wrong side of this result more often than not — a reminder that a single match sits well inside the model's variance.

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