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Prediction vindicated as Sporting CP edge out Estoril 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

Sporting CP beat Estoril 0-1 at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Regular Season - 7, in the Primeira Liga. 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 Estoril 1.11 xG and Sporting CP 1.80 xG, a combined 2.91. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Estoril fell 1.1 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Estoril attack 1.03 / defence 1.02 against Sporting CP attack 1.46 / defence 0.82, drawn from 40/40 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Estoril 22% | Draw 25% | Sporting CP 53%, with Sporting CP to win its most likely call at 53%. 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 1, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 79% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 57% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 69% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Estoril 68%, Sporting CP 70%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 55%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Estoril's trading profile (40 games, 20 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 32% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Sporting CP's trading profile (40 games, 20 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 45% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

On form, Sporting CP arrived the stronger side — 2.42 PPG against 1.27. That form edge translated into the three points. Estoril (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.35 scoring average — below par going forward. Sporting CP (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 2.80 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 0.80 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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