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Prediction vindicated as Lech Poznan edge out Raków Częstochowa 4-3.

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How It Unfolded

Lech Poznan beat Raków Częstochowa 4-3 at Stadion Poznan, Regular Season - 23, in the Ekstraklasa. 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 Lech Poznan 1.56 xG and Raków Częstochowa 1.38 xG, a combined 2.94. The scoreboard read 4-3 for 7 actual goals. Lech Poznan beat their projection by 2.4 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Raków Częstochowa outscored their 1.38 projection by 1.6. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Lech Poznan attack 1.24 / defence 1.09 against Raków Częstochowa attack 1.09 / defence 0.90, drawn from 56/56 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Lech Poznan 40% | Draw 27% | Raków Częstochowa 32%, with Lech Poznan to win its most likely call at 40%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 56%. The game delivered 7, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 81% and landed. Over 3.5 was 34% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 60% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 51% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Lech Poznan 61%, Raków Częstochowa 41%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 51%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Lech Poznan's trading profile (56 games, 28 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 36% of the time, and conceded here.

Raków Częstochowa's trading profile (56 games, 28 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 43% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Lech Poznan 1.88 PPG, Raków Częstochowa 1.84 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Lech Poznan win broke the near-deadlock. Lech Poznan (home/away splits) scored 4 against a 2.39 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 3 against a 1.11 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Raków Częstochowa (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.43 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 4 against a 0.79 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). The numbers read this fixture well — the outcome largely followed the script the data laid out beforehand.

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