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Stalemate at Cagliari's ground as both sides cancel each other out in a goalless draw.

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How It Unfolded

Cagliari and Lazio finished level at 0-0 at Unipol Domus, Regular Season - 26, in the Serie A. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Cagliari 0.97 xG and Lazio 0.97 xG, a combined 1.94. The scoreboard read 0-0 for 0 actual goals. Cagliari fell 1.0 short of their projected output. Lazio landed 1.0 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cagliari attack 1.03 / defence 0.99 against Lazio attack 0.79 / defence 0.77, drawn from 63/63 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cagliari 34% | Draw 32% | Lazio 34%, with Cagliari to win its most likely call at 34%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 32%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 31%. The game delivered 0, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 58% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 39% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cagliari 49%, Lazio 48%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 48%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Cagliari's trading profile (63 games, 31 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 38% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Lazio's trading profile (63 games, 31 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 48% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and duly kept one; they fail to score in 29% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Lazio arrived the stronger side — 1.56 PPG against 1.02. The form guide was only half-right: the stronger side did not lose, but could not convert the edge into a win. Cagliari (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.26 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.39 average — tighter than their form line. Lazio (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.16 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.03 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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