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Real Madrid cruise to a comfortable 0-2 victory over Espanyol.

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How It Unfolded

Real Madrid beat Espanyol 0-2 at RCDE Stadium, Regular Season - 34, 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 0.89 xG and Real Madrid 1.47 xG, a combined 2.35. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Espanyol fell 0.9 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Espanyol attack 0.71 / defence 1.08 against Real Madrid attack 1.16 / defence 0.80, drawn from 71/71 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Espanyol 23% | Draw 27% | Real Madrid 51%, with Real Madrid to win its most likely call at 51%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 68% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 45% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Espanyol 45%, Real Madrid 59%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Espanyol's trading profile (71 games, 35 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 56% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 27% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Real Madrid's trading profile (71 games, 35 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

On form, Real Madrid arrived the stronger side — 2.23 PPG against 1.14. Form held, and they took the win. Espanyol (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.17 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 2 against a 1.17 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Real Madrid (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.03 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 4 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (hit). A strong night for the model: the result sat comfortably inside what the pre-match data projected.

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