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Rio Ave and Guimaraes share the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

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How It Unfolded

The points were shared at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Regular Season - 14, as Rio Ave and Guimaraes drew 2-2 in the Primeira Liga. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Rio Ave 1.28 xG and Guimaraes 1.08 xG, a combined 2.36. The scoreboard read 2-2 for 4 actual goals. Guimaraes outscored their 1.08 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Rio Ave attack 1.13 / defence 1.12 against Guimaraes attack 0.89 / defence 0.81, drawn from 47/47 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Rio Ave 41% | Draw 28% | Guimaraes 31%, with Rio Ave to win its most likely call at 41%. The actual draw had been the model's second-ranked read at 28%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 4, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 68% and landed. Over 3.5 was 21% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 48% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 45% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Rio Ave 38%, Guimaraes 51%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 51%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Rio Ave's trading profile (47 games, 23 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did.

Guimaraes's trading profile (47 games, 23 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 32% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Guimaraes arrived the stronger side — 1.79 PPG against 1.11. The form guide was only half-right: the stronger side did not lose, but could not convert the edge into a win. Rio Ave (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 1.17 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Guimaraes (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.13 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 2 against a 1.13 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss), form (miss). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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