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Napoli cruise to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Cagliari.

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How It Unfolded

Napoli beat Cagliari 2-0 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Regular Season - 38, in the Serie A. 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 Napoli 1.71 xG and Cagliari 0.81 xG, a combined 2.52. The scoreboard read 2-0 for 2 actual goals. Cagliari landed 0.8 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Napoli attack 1.25 / defence 0.84 against Cagliari attack 0.85 / defence 1.11, drawn from 75/75 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Napoli 58% | Draw 25% | Cagliari 17%, with Napoli to win its most likely call at 58%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 46%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 46% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 53% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Napoli 51%, Cagliari 55%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 55%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Napoli's trading profile (75 games, 37 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and duly kept one.

Cagliari's trading profile (75 games, 37 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 59% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 33% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Napoli arrived the stronger side — 1.76 PPG against 0.96. Form held, and they took the win. Napoli (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.08 average — tighter than their form line. Cagliari (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.81 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 4 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (hit). A strong night for the model: the result sat comfortably inside what the pre-match data projected.

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