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1. FC Köln cruise to a comfortable 3-1 victory over 1. FC Nürnberg.

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How It Unfolded

1. FC Köln beat 1. FC Nürnberg 3-1 at RheinEnergieSTADION, Regular Season - 16, in the 2. Bundesliga. 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 1. FC Köln 1.69 xG and 1. FC Nürnberg 1.66 xG, a combined 3.34. The scoreboard read 3-1 for 4 actual goals. 1. FC Köln beat their projection by 1.3 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of 1. FC Köln attack 1.07 / defence 1.07 against 1. FC Nürnberg attack 1.01 / defence 1.03, drawn from 15/49 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it 1. FC Köln 37% | Draw 28% | 1. FC Nürnberg 36%, with 1. FC Köln to win its most likely call at 37%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 65%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 87% and landed. Over 3.5 was 43% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 68% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 54% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (1. FC Köln 45%, 1. FC Nürnberg 63%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

1. FC Köln's trading profile (49 games, 25 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did.

1. FC Nürnberg's trading profile (49 games, 25 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 59% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — 1. FC Köln 1.06 PPG, 1. FC Nürnberg 1.20 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the 1. FC Köln win broke the near-deadlock. 1. FC Köln (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.28 average — above their attacking norm. 1. FC Nürnberg (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 2.00 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). The numbers read this fixture well — the outcome largely followed the script the data laid out beforehand.

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