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Shock result as Nice defy the odds to beat Rennes 1-2.

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How It Unfolded

Nice beat Rennes 1-2 at Roazhon Park, Regular Season - 9, 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 Rennes 2.05 xG and Nice 1.15 xG, a combined 3.20. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Rennes fell 1.1 short of their projected output. Nice outscored their 1.15 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Rennes attack 0.96 / defence 0.86 against Nice attack 1.04 / defence 1.23, drawn from 42/42 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Rennes 58% | Draw 21% | Nice 21%, with Rennes to win its most likely call at 58%. Instead the game produced a Nice win, an outcome the model had rated at just 21% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 62%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 83% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 60% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 60% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Rennes 60%, Nice 60%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 60%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Rennes's trading profile (42 games, 20 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and conceded here.

Nice's trading profile (42 games, 20 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 69% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Nice arrived the stronger side — 1.69 PPG against 1.24. Form held, and they took the win. Rennes (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.00 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (hit). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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