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West Ham and Manchester City share the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at London Stadium, Regular Season - 30, as West Ham and Manchester City drew 1-1 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 West Ham 1.07 xG and Manchester City 1.59 xG, a combined 2.66. The scoreboard read 1-1 for 2 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of West Ham attack 0.89 / defence 1.14 against Manchester City attack 1.09 / defence 0.87, drawn from 67/67 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it West Ham 24% | Draw 28% | Manchester City 48%, with Manchester City to win its most likely call at 48%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 28%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 50%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 76% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 54% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 58% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (West Ham 55%, Manchester City 61%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

West Ham's trading profile (67 games, 33 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did.

Manchester City's trading profile (67 games, 33 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Manchester City arrived the stronger side — 1.96 PPG against 1.06. The form guide was only half-right: the stronger side did not lose, but could not convert the edge into a win. West Ham (home/away splits) conceded 1 against a 1.85 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

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

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