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Dominant Sevilla run riot with a 4-1 hammering of Barcelona.

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How It Unfolded

Sevilla beat Barcelona 4-1 at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Regular Season - 8, 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 Sevilla 1.16 xG and Barcelona 2.09 xG, a combined 3.25. The scoreboard read 4-1 for 5 actual goals. Sevilla beat their projection by 2.8 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Barcelona landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Sevilla attack 0.89 / defence 1.26 against Barcelona attack 1.45 / defence 0.89, drawn from 45/45 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Sevilla 20% | Draw 22% | Barcelona 58%, with Barcelona to win its most likely call at 58%. Instead the game produced a Sevilla win, an outcome the model had rated at just 20% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 63%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 84% and landed. Over 3.5 was 41% 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 59% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Sevilla 44%, Barcelona 73%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 59%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Sevilla's trading profile (45 games, 22 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 58% of their matches — today it did.

Barcelona's trading profile (45 games, 22 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 60% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 36% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Barcelona arrived the stronger side — 2.38 PPG against 1.13. Form was overturned, with Sevilla winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Sevilla (home/away splits) scored 4 against a 0.95 average — above their attacking norm. Barcelona (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 2.64 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 4 against a 1.00 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit), form (miss). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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