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Sassuolo cruise to a comfortable 0-2 victory over Cesena.

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How It Unfolded

Sassuolo beat Cesena 0-2 at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi, Regular Season - 35, in the Serie B. 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 Cesena 1.31 xG and Sassuolo 1.55 xG, a combined 2.86. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Cesena fell 1.3 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Cesena attack 0.85 / defence 0.99 against Sassuolo attack 1.32 / defence 1.19, drawn from 33/33 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Cesena 31% | Draw 28% | Sassuolo 41%, with Sassuolo to win its most likely call at 41%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 55%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 79% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 59% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Cesena 39%, Sassuolo 58%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 61%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Cesena's trading profile (33 games, 17 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did not.

Sassuolo's trading profile (33 games, 17 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 39% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

On form, Sassuolo arrived the stronger side — 2.27 PPG against 1.33. That form edge translated into the three points. Cesena (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.47 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 2 against a 1.06 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Sassuolo (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.18 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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