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Prediction vindicated as Nice edge out Rennes 3-2.

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How It Unfolded

Nice beat Rennes 3-2 at Allianz Riviera, Regular Season - 16, 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 Nice 2.17 xG and Rennes 0.84 xG, a combined 3.01. The scoreboard read 3-2 for 5 actual goals. Nice beat their projection by 0.8 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Rennes outscored their 0.84 projection by 1.2. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Nice attack 1.29 / defence 0.89 against Rennes attack 0.72 / defence 1.11, drawn from 49/49 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Nice 67% | Draw 21% | Rennes 12%, with Nice to win its most likely call at 67%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 58%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 81% and landed. Over 3.5 was 36% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 51% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 50% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Nice 45%, Rennes 55%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 54%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Nice's trading profile (49 games, 24 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 41% of the time, and conceded here.

Rennes's trading profile (49 games, 24 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Nice 1.61 PPG, Rennes 1.29 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Nice win broke the near-deadlock. Nice (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.62 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 2 against a 0.75 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Rennes (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 0.96 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 3 against a 1.46 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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