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Reims cruise to a comfortable 1-3 victory over Bastia.

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How It Unfolded

Reims beat Bastia 1-3 at Stade Armand Cesari, Regular Season - 14, in the Ligue 2. 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 Bastia 1.50 xG and Reims 1.57 xG, a combined 3.07. The scoreboard read 1-3 for 4 actual goals. Reims outscored their 1.57 projection by 1.4. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Bastia attack 0.90 / defence 1.01 against Reims attack 1.31 / defence 1.26, drawn from 46/13 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Bastia 36% | Draw 24% | Reims 40%, with Reims to win its most likely call at 40%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 59%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 81% and landed. Over 3.5 was 37% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 62% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 39% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Bastia 33%, Reims 46%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 48%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Bastia's trading profile (46 games, 22 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 44% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 35% of the time, and conceded here.

Reims's trading profile (46 games, 22 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Bastia 1.20 PPG, Reims 1.07 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Reims win broke the near-deadlock. Bastia (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 0.95 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Reims (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.09 average — above their attacking norm.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). The numbers read this fixture well — the outcome largely followed the script the data laid out beforehand.

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