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Prediction vindicated as Real Madrid edge out Atletico Madrid 3-2.

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How It Unfolded

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Regular Season - 29, 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 Madrid 1.69 xG and Atletico Madrid 0.86 xG, a combined 2.55. The scoreboard read 3-2 for 5 actual goals. Real Madrid beat their projection by 1.3 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Atletico Madrid outscored their 0.86 projection by 1.1. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Real Madrid attack 1.35 / defence 0.86 against Atletico Madrid attack 0.88 / defence 0.80, drawn from 66/66 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Real Madrid 57% | Draw 24% | Atletico Madrid 19%, with Real Madrid to win its most likely call at 57%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 47%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 72% and landed. Over 3.5 was 25% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 47% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 52% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Real Madrid 59%, Atletico Madrid 44%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 50%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Real Madrid's trading profile (66 games, 32 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 39% of the time, and conceded here.

Atletico Madrid's trading profile (66 games, 32 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 46% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 44% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Real Madrid 2.27 PPG, Atletico Madrid 2.02 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Real Madrid win broke the near-deadlock. Real Madrid (home/away splits) shipped 2 against a 0.91 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Atletico Madrid (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 0.88 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

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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