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Fortuna Sittard cruise to a comfortable 1-3 victory over Telstar.

📝 Match Report

How It Unfolded

Fortuna Sittard beat Telstar 1-3 at BUKO Stadion, 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 Telstar 1.31 xG and Fortuna Sittard 1.64 xG, a combined 2.95. The scoreboard read 1-3 for 4 actual goals. Fortuna Sittard outscored their 1.64 projection by 1.4. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Telstar attack 0.74 / defence 1.29 against Fortuna Sittard attack 0.94 / defence 1.06, drawn from 4/37 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Telstar 30% | Draw 24% | Fortuna Sittard 45%, with Fortuna Sittard to win its most likely call at 45%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 57%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 79% and landed. Over 3.5 was 34% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 59% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 60% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Telstar 65%, Fortuna Sittard 54%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 46%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Telstar's trading profile (37 games, 18 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 43% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 40% of the time, and conceded here.

Fortuna Sittard's trading profile (37 games, 18 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Telstar arrived the stronger side — 1.73 PPG against 1.22. Form was overturned, with Fortuna Sittard winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Telstar (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 2.44 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 0.89 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Fortuna Sittard (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.17 average — above their attacking norm.

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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