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Dominant Le Mans run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Annecy.

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How It Unfolded

Le Mans beat Annecy 3-0 at Stade Marie-Marvingt, Regular Season - 26, in the Ligue 2. 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 Le Mans 0.82 xG and Annecy 1.03 xG, a combined 1.85. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Le Mans beat their projection by 2.2 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Annecy landed 1.0 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Le Mans attack 0.76 / defence 0.77 against Annecy attack 1.12 / defence 0.96, drawn from 25/59 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Le Mans 27% | Draw 34% | Annecy 39%, with Annecy to win its most likely call at 39%. The actual Le Mans win had been the model's second-ranked read at 27%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 28%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 56% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 37% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 40% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Le Mans 32%, Annecy 48%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Le Mans's trading profile (25 games, 13 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 40% of the time, and duly kept one.

Annecy's trading profile (25 games, 13 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 36% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Le Mans 1.64 PPG, Annecy 1.56 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Le Mans win broke the near-deadlock. Le Mans (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 0.85 average — above their attacking norm. Annecy (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.23 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.08 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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