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Prediction vindicated as Zenit edge out Khimki 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Zenit beat Khimki 1-0 at Gazprom Arena, Regular Season - 25, in the Premier League. 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 Zenit 2.77 xG and Khimki 0.77 xG, a combined 3.54. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Zenit fell 1.8 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Zenit attack 1.33 / defence 0.82 against Khimki attack 0.84 / defence 1.35, drawn from 54/24 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Zenit 78% | Draw 16% | Khimki 6%, with Zenit to win its most likely call at 78%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 69%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 88% and missed. Over 3.5 was 47% and did not. On both teams to score, the model sat at 52% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Zenit 54%, Khimki 50%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 50%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Zenit's trading profile (24 games, 12 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 42% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 54% of the time, and duly kept one.

Khimki's trading profile (24 games, 12 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 29% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Zenit arrived the stronger side — 2.08 PPG against 0.96. That form edge translated into the three points. Zenit (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 2.00 scoring average — below par going forward. Khimki (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.08 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 1 against a 2.25 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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