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Shock result as Montpellier defy the odds to beat Le Mans 1-2.

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How It Unfolded

Montpellier beat Le Mans 1-2 at Stade Marie-Marvingt, Regular Season - 2, in the Ligue 2. 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 Le Mans 1.49 xG and Montpellier 1.10 xG, a combined 2.59. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Montpellier outscored their 1.10 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Le Mans attack 0.87 / defence 1.15 against Montpellier attack 0.85 / defence 1.15, drawn from 1/1 games (Blended).

On the result, the model split it Le Mans 45% | Draw 28% | Montpellier 27%, with Le Mans to win its most likely call at 45%. The actual Montpellier 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 48%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 74% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 53% 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 (Le Mans 100%, Montpellier 0%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 100%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Le Mans 1.00 PPG, Montpellier 1.00 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Montpellier win broke the near-deadlock. Le Mans managed 1 against a 3.00 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 2 against a 3.00 average — tighter than their form line. Montpellier scored 2 against a 1.00 average — above their attacking norm.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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