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Prediction vindicated as Espanyol edge out Elche 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Espanyol beat Elche 1-0 at RCDE Stadium, Regular Season - 10, 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 Espanyol 1.78 xG and Elche 1.23 xG, a combined 3.01. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Elche landed 1.2 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Espanyol attack 1.08 / defence 1.11 against Elche attack 0.94 / defence 1.18, drawn from 47/9 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Espanyol 50% | Draw 25% | Elche 26%, with Espanyol to win its most likely call at 50%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 58%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 81% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 60% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 44% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Espanyol 56%, Elche 33%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 61%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Espanyol's trading profile (9 games, 4 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and duly kept one.

Elche's trading profile (9 games, 4 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 67% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Espanyol 1.67 PPG, Elche 1.56 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Espanyol win broke the near-deadlock. Espanyol (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.50 average — tighter than their form line. Elche (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.25 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (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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