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Dominant SC Freiburg run riot with a 4-0 hammering of FSV Mainz 05.

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How It Unfolded

SC Freiburg beat FSV Mainz 05 4-0 at Europa-Park-Stadion, Regular Season - 12, 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 SC Freiburg 1.80 xG and FSV Mainz 05 1.27 xG, a combined 3.07. The scoreboard read 4-0 for 4 actual goals. SC Freiburg beat their projection by 2.2 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. FSV Mainz 05 landed 1.3 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of SC Freiburg attack 1.03 / defence 0.99 against FSV Mainz 05 attack 0.87 / defence 1.07, drawn from 45/45 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it SC Freiburg 49% | Draw 25% | FSV Mainz 05 26%, with SC Freiburg to win its most likely call at 49%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 59%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 82% and landed. Over 3.5 was 37% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 61% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 58% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (SC Freiburg 67%, FSV Mainz 05 49%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

SC Freiburg's trading profile (45 games, 22 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 31% of the time, and duly kept one.

FSV Mainz 05's trading profile (45 games, 22 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 29% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — SC Freiburg 1.51 PPG, FSV Mainz 05 1.29 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the SC Freiburg win broke the near-deadlock. SC Freiburg (home/away splits) scored 4 against a 1.86 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.55 average — tighter than their form line. FSV Mainz 05 (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.68 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 4 against a 1.55 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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