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Prediction vindicated as Bayer Leverkusen edge out Hamburger SV 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

Bayer Leverkusen beat Hamburger SV 0-1 at Volksparkstadion, Regular Season - 17, in the 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 Hamburger SV 1.38 xG and Bayer Leverkusen 1.43 xG, a combined 2.81. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Hamburger SV fell 1.4 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Hamburger SV attack 0.93 / defence 1.02 against Bayer Leverkusen attack 1.03 / defence 0.87, drawn from 23/57 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Hamburger SV 36% | Draw 26% | Bayer Leverkusen 38%, with Bayer Leverkusen to win its most likely call at 38%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 53%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 78% 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 63% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Hamburger SV 67%, Bayer Leverkusen 60%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 64%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Hamburger SV's trading profile (57 games, 28 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 63% of their matches — today it did not.

Bayer Leverkusen's trading profile (57 games, 28 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 65% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

On form, Bayer Leverkusen arrived the stronger side — 1.91 PPG against 1.49. That form edge translated into the three points. Hamburger SV (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 2.21 scoring average — below par going forward. Bayer Leverkusen (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 1.96 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.39 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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