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Espanyol cruise to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Athletic Club.

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How It Unfolded

Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2-0 at RCDE Stadium, Regular Season - 36, in the La Liga. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Espanyol 1.28 xG and Athletic Club 1.46 xG, a combined 2.74. The scoreboard read 2-0 for 2 actual goals. Athletic Club landed 1.5 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Espanyol attack 0.68 / defence 1.12 against Athletic Club attack 1.12 / defence 1.25, drawn from 73/73 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Espanyol 33% | Draw 26% | Athletic Club 41%, with Athletic Club to win its most likely call at 41%. The actual Espanyol win had been the model's second-ranked read at 33%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 52%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 76% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 55% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 44% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Espanyol 45%, Athletic Club 42%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 53%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

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

Athletic Club's trading profile (73 games, 36 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% 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, Athletic Club arrived the stronger side — 1.56 PPG against 1.11. Form was overturned, with Espanyol winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Espanyol (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.14 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.19 average — tighter than their form line. Athletic Club (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.14 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). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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