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Prediction vindicated as Real Madrid edge out Rayo Vallecano 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, 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 Madrid 2.44 xG and Rayo Vallecano 0.62 xG, a combined 3.06. 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 Madrid attack 1.38 / defence 0.76 against Rayo Vallecano attack 0.73 / defence 1.21, drawn from 59/59 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Real Madrid 77% | Draw 16% | Rayo Vallecano 7%, with Real Madrid to win its most likely call at 77%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 59%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 82% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 43% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 50% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Real Madrid 58%, Rayo Vallecano 42%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Real Madrid's trading profile (59 games, 29 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time, and conceded here.

Rayo Vallecano's trading profile (59 games, 29 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Real Madrid arrived the stronger side — 2.29 PPG against 1.25. Form held, and they took the win.

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). Partial vindication: some calls landed, others slipped.

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