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VfL Bochum cruise to a comfortable 2-0 victory over 1. FC Magdeburg.

📝 Match Report

How It Unfolded

VfL Bochum beat 1. FC Magdeburg 2-0 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Regular Season - 11, 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 VfL Bochum 1.28 xG and 1. FC Magdeburg 1.07 xG, a combined 2.35. The scoreboard read 2-0 for 2 actual goals. 1. FC Magdeburg landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of VfL Bochum attack 0.95 / defence 1.06 against 1. FC Magdeburg attack 0.72 / defence 0.91, drawn from 10/44 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it VfL Bochum 41% | Draw 28% | 1. FC Magdeburg 31%, with VfL Bochum to win its most likely call at 41%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 68% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 47% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 57% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (VfL Bochum 50%, 1. FC Magdeburg 64%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 56%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

VfL Bochum's trading profile (44 games, 21 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did not.

1. FC Magdeburg's trading profile (44 games, 21 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 30% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, 1. FC Magdeburg arrived the stronger side — 1.36 PPG against 0.68. Form was overturned, with VfL Bochum winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. VfL Bochum (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.05 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.81 average — tighter than their form line. 1. FC Magdeburg (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.71 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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