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Prediction vindicated as Marseille edge out Lyon 3-2.

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How It Unfolded

Marseille beat Lyon 3-2 at Orange Vélodrome, Regular Season - 24, in the Ligue 1. 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 Marseille 2.03 xG and Lyon 1.44 xG, a combined 3.47. The scoreboard read 3-2 for 5 actual goals. Marseille beat their projection by 1.0 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Marseille attack 1.34 / defence 1.04 against Lyon attack 1.18 / defence 1.02, drawn from 57/57 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Marseille 51% | Draw 21% | Lyon 27%, with Marseille to win its most likely call at 51%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 67%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 86% and landed. Over 3.5 was 46% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 66% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 63% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Marseille 67%, Lyon 60%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Marseille's trading profile (57 games, 28 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did.

Lyon's trading profile (57 games, 28 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 39% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Marseille 1.84 PPG, Lyon 1.79 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Marseille win broke the near-deadlock. Lyon (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 1.36 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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