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Dominant GO Ahead Eagles run riot with a 3-0 hammering of FC Volendam.

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How It Unfolded

GO Ahead Eagles beat FC Volendam 3-0 at De Adelaarshorst, Regular Season - 5, in the Eredivisie. 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 GO Ahead Eagles 1.68 xG and FC Volendam 1.43 xG, a combined 3.11. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. GO Ahead Eagles beat their projection by 1.3 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. FC Volendam landed 1.4 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of GO Ahead Eagles attack 0.88 / defence 1.19 against FC Volendam attack 0.89 / defence 1.13, drawn from 38/4 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it GO Ahead Eagles 44% | Draw 24% | FC Volendam 33%, with GO Ahead Eagles to win its most likely call at 44%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 60%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 82% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 62% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 70% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (GO Ahead Eagles 66%, FC Volendam 74%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 63%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

GO Ahead Eagles's trading profile (38 games, 19 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not.

FC Volendam's trading profile (38 games, 19 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 68% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

On form, FC Volendam arrived the stronger side — 2.18 PPG against 1.42. Form was overturned, with GO Ahead Eagles winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. GO Ahead Eagles (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.79 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.42 average — tighter than their form line. FC Volendam (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.89 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.32 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss), form (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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