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Prediction vindicated as Real Betis edge out Valencia 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Real Betis beat Valencia 2-1 at Estadio de La Cartuja, Regular Season - 22, 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 Real Betis 2.31 xG and Valencia 0.96 xG, a combined 3.28. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Real Betis attack 1.31 / defence 0.97 against Valencia attack 0.89 / defence 1.22, drawn from 59/59 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Real Betis 67% | Draw 20% | Valencia 13%, with Real Betis to win its most likely call at 67%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 64%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 85% and landed. Over 3.5 was 42% and did not. On both teams to score, the model sat at 57% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Real Betis 52%, Valencia 44%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 63%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Real Betis's trading profile (59 games, 29 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 68% of their matches — today it did.

Valencia's trading profile (59 games, 29 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Real Betis 1.56 PPG, Valencia 1.17 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Real Betis win broke the near-deadlock.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). A strong night for the model: the result sat comfortably inside what the pre-match data projected.

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