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FC Porto cruise to a comfortable 3-1 victory over Arouca.

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How It Unfolded

FC Porto beat Arouca 3-1 at Estádio Do Dragão, Regular Season - 24, 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 FC Porto 2.02 xG and Arouca 0.73 xG, a combined 2.76. The scoreboard read 3-1 for 4 actual goals. FC Porto beat their projection by 1.0 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of FC Porto attack 1.06 / defence 0.59 against Arouca attack 1.04 / defence 1.24, drawn from 57/57 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it FC Porto 68% | Draw 20% | Arouca 13%, with FC Porto to win its most likely call at 68%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 52%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 76% and landed. Over 3.5 was 30% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 45% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 54% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (FC Porto 51%, Arouca 56%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 45%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

FC Porto's trading profile (57 games, 28 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 35% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 58% of the time, and conceded here.

Arouca's trading profile (57 games, 28 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, FC Porto arrived the stronger side — 2.33 PPG against 1.12. That form edge translated into the three points. FC Porto (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 2.14 average — above their attacking norm. Arouca (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 2.00 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

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

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