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Prediction vindicated as Real Madrid edge out Athletic Club 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Real Madrid beat Athletic Club 1-0 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Regular Season - 32, in the La Liga. With the result on the board, the sections below measure it against everything the model and the numbers projected in advance.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Real Madrid 1.42 xG and Athletic Club 1.13 xG, a combined 2.55. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Athletic Club landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Real Madrid attack 1.39 / defence 1.03 against Athletic Club attack 0.88 / defence 0.77, drawn from 69/69 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Real Madrid 44% | Draw 26% | Athletic Club 30%, with Real Madrid to win its most likely call at 44%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 47%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 72% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 51% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 50% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Real Madrid 58%, Athletic Club 42%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 50%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Real Madrid's trading profile (69 games, 34 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 46% of the time, and duly kept one.

Athletic Club's trading profile (69 games, 34 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 49% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 41% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Real Madrid arrived the stronger side — 2.33 PPG against 1.81. That form edge translated into the three points. Real Madrid (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 2.50 scoring average — below par going forward. Athletic Club (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.12 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss), form (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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