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Wolves cruise to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Aston Villa.

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How It Unfolded

Wolves beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Molineux Stadium, Regular Season - 28, 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 Wolves 1.03 xG and Aston Villa 1.74 xG, a combined 2.78. The scoreboard read 2-0 for 2 actual goals. Wolves beat their projection by 1.0 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Aston Villa landed 1.7 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Wolves attack 0.79 / defence 1.26 against Aston Villa attack 1.08 / defence 0.94, drawn from 66/65 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Wolves 20% | Draw 28% | Aston Villa 52%, with Aston Villa to win its most likely call at 52%. Instead the game produced a Wolves win, an outcome the model had rated at just 20% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 52%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 79% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 56% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 57% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Wolves 57%, Aston Villa 57%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 55%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Wolves's trading profile (65 games, 32 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did not.

Aston Villa's trading profile (65 games, 32 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

On form, Aston Villa arrived the stronger side — 1.80 PPG against 0.80. Form was overturned, with Wolves winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Wolves (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.19 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.75 average — tighter than their form line. Aston Villa (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.31 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (miss). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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