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Shock result as 1. FC Köln defy the odds to beat FSV Mainz 05 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

1. FC Köln beat FSV Mainz 05 0-1 at Mewa Arena, Regular Season - 1, in the Bundesliga. 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 FSV Mainz 05 1.94 xG and 1. FC Köln 1.25 xG, a combined 3.19. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. FSV Mainz 05 fell 1.9 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of FSV Mainz 05 attack 0.98 / defence 0.92 against 1. FC Köln attack 0.85 / defence 1.15, drawn from 34/0 games (PrevSeason).

On the result, the model split it FSV Mainz 05 53% | Draw 24% | 1. FC Köln 24%, with FSV Mainz 05 to win its most likely call at 53%. Instead the game produced a 1. FC Köln win, an outcome the model had rated at just 24% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 62%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 83% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 62% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 53% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (FSV Mainz 05 53%, 1. FC Köln 53%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 54%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

FSV Mainz 05's trading profile (34 games, 17 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not.

1. FC Köln's trading profile (34 games, 17 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — FSV Mainz 05 1.53 PPG, 1. FC Köln 1.79 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the 1. FC Köln win broke the near-deadlock. FSV Mainz 05 (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.41 scoring average — below par going forward. 1. FC Köln (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.18 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). 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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