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Real Madrid cruise to a comfortable 4-2 victory over Sevilla.

📝 Match Report

How It Unfolded

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-2 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Regular Season - 18, 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 2.40 xG and Sevilla 1.10 xG, a combined 3.50. The scoreboard read 4-2 for 6 actual goals. Real Madrid beat their projection by 1.6 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Sevilla outscored their 1.10 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Real Madrid attack 1.36 / defence 0.87 against Sevilla attack 1.09 / defence 1.25, drawn from 55/55 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Real Madrid 66% | Draw 18% | Sevilla 16%, with Real Madrid to win its most likely call at 66%. The result followed the model's preferred path, landing its top-rated outcome.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 68%. The game delivered 6, so it went over — in line with the projection. Over 1.5 had been 86% and landed. Over 3.5 was 46% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 61% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 51% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Real Madrid 56%, Sevilla 46%), 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 (55 games, 27 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 46% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 53% of the time, and conceded here.

Sevilla's trading profile (55 games, 27 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 54% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

On form, Real Madrid arrived the stronger side — 2.40 PPG against 1.15. Form held, and they took the win. Real Madrid (home/away splits) scored 4 against a 2.52 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 2 against a 0.59 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Sevilla (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.15 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 4 against a 1.56 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

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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