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Prediction vindicated as SV Darmstadt 98 edge out Preußen Münster 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

SV Darmstadt 98 beat Preußen Münster 1-0 at Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor, 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 SV Darmstadt 98 1.87 xG and Preußen Münster 1.14 xG, a combined 3.01. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. SV Darmstadt 98 fell 0.9 short of their projected output. Preußen Münster landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of SV Darmstadt 98 attack 1.18 / defence 0.98 against Preußen Münster attack 0.87 / defence 1.11, drawn from 49/49 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it SV Darmstadt 98 55% | Draw 23% | Preußen Münster 23%, with SV Darmstadt 98 to win its most likely call at 55%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 58%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 80% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 57% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 57% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (SV Darmstadt 98 61%, Preußen Münster 53%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 63%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

SV Darmstadt 98's trading profile (49 games, 24 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 63% of their matches — today it did not.

Preußen Münster's trading profile (49 games, 24 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 63% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — SV Darmstadt 98 1.45 PPG, Preußen Münster 1.12 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the SV Darmstadt 98 win broke the near-deadlock. SV Darmstadt 98 (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 1.92 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.08 average — tighter than their form line. Preußen Münster (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.29 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). The data was on the wrong side of this result more often than not — a reminder that a single match sits well inside the model's variance.

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