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Prediction vindicated as Celta Vigo edge out Valencia 2-3.

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How It Unfolded

Celta Vigo beat Valencia 2-3 at Estadio de Mestalla, Regular Season - 30, 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 Valencia 1.17 xG and Celta Vigo 1.24 xG, a combined 2.41. The scoreboard read 2-3 for 5 actual goals. Valencia beat their projection by 0.8 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Celta Vigo outscored their 1.24 projection by 1.8. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Valencia attack 0.92 / defence 1.05 against Celta Vigo attack 1.06 / defence 0.82, drawn from 67/67 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Valencia 34% | Draw 28% | Celta Vigo 37%, with Celta Vigo to win its most likely call at 37%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 43%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 70% and landed. Over 3.5 was 22% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 49% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 48% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Valencia 43%, Celta Vigo 54%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 61%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Valencia's trading profile (67 games, 33 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 55% of their matches — today it did.

Celta Vigo's trading profile (67 games, 33 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 67% of their matches — today it did.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Valencia 1.21 PPG, Celta Vigo 1.43 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Celta Vigo win broke the near-deadlock. Valencia (home/away splits) shipped 3 against a 1.06 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Celta Vigo (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.36 average — above their attacking norm.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). The data was on the wrong side of this result more often than not — a reminder that a single match sits well inside the model's variance.

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