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Jong Ajax cruise to a comfortable 2-0 victory over De Graafschap.

📝 Match Report

How It Unfolded

Jong Ajax beat De Graafschap 2-0 at Sportpark De Toekomst, Regular Season - 18, in the Eerste Divisie. 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 Jong Ajax 1.08 xG and De Graafschap 1.06 xG, a combined 2.14. The scoreboard read 2-0 for 2 actual goals. Jong Ajax beat their projection by 0.9 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. De Graafschap landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Jong Ajax attack 0.69 / defence 0.76 against De Graafschap attack 1.01 / defence 1.03, drawn from 55/55 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Jong Ajax 34% | Draw 33% | De Graafschap 33%, with Jong Ajax to win its most likely call at 34%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 36%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 65% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 45% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 67% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Jong Ajax 62%, De Graafschap 73%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 61%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Jong Ajax's trading profile (55 games, 27 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not.

De Graafschap's trading profile (55 games, 27 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 66% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

On form, De Graafschap arrived the stronger side — 1.67 PPG against 1.00. Form was overturned, with Jong Ajax winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Jong Ajax (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.07 average — tighter than their form line. De Graafschap (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.52 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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