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Girona cruise to a comfortable 0-2 victory over Espanyol.

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How It Unfolded

Girona beat Espanyol 0-2 at RCDE Stadium, Regular Season - 20, 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 1.25 xG and Girona 1.10 xG, a combined 2.35. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Espanyol fell 1.3 short of their projected output. Girona outscored their 1.10 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Espanyol attack 0.84 / defence 1.00 against Girona attack 0.99 / defence 1.06, drawn from 57/57 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Espanyol 38% | Draw 32% | Girona 30%, with Espanyol to win its most likely call at 38%. The actual Girona win had been the model's second-ranked read at 30%, 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 2, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 70% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Espanyol 40%, Girona 56%), a base rate that agreed with today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 54%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Espanyol's trading profile (57 games, 28 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 26% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Girona's trading profile (57 games, 28 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Espanyol 1.33 PPG, Girona 1.09 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Girona win broke the near-deadlock. Espanyol (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.29 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 2 against a 1.11 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Girona (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 0.93 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.68 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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