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Shock result as Alaves defy the odds to beat Barcelona 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Alaves beat Barcelona 1-0 at Estadio Mendizorrotza, Regular Season - 36, in the La 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 Alaves 1.18 xG and Barcelona 2.14 xG, a combined 3.32. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Barcelona landed 2.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Alaves attack 0.97 / defence 1.31 against Barcelona attack 1.39 / defence 0.80, drawn from 73/73 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Alaves 20% | Draw 20% | Barcelona 59%, with Barcelona to win its most likely call at 59%. Instead the game produced a Alaves win, an outcome the model had rated at just 20% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 64%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 84% and missed. Over 3.5 was 42% and did not. On both teams to score, the model sat at 61% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 58% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Alaves 44%, Barcelona 73%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 58%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Alaves's trading profile (73 games, 36 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not.

Barcelona's trading profile (73 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 59% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 38% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Barcelona arrived the stronger side — 2.45 PPG against 1.08. Form was overturned, with Alaves winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Alaves (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.11 average — tighter than their form line. Barcelona (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 2.42 scoring average — below par going forward.

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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