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Prediction vindicated as Villarreal edge out Espanyol 1-0.

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How It Unfolded

Villarreal beat Espanyol 1-0 at Estadio de la Cerámica, Regular Season - 26, 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 Villarreal 1.57 xG and Espanyol 1.33 xG, a combined 2.90. The scoreboard read 1-0 for 1 actual goal. Espanyol landed 1.3 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Villarreal attack 1.19 / defence 1.06 against Espanyol attack 1.04 / defence 0.99, drawn from 70/32 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Villarreal 43% | Draw 25% | Espanyol 32%, with Villarreal to win its most likely call at 43%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 55%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the opposite of the projected direction. Over 1.5 had been 79% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 58% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 53% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Villarreal 66%, Espanyol 41%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 66%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Villarreal's trading profile (32 games, 15 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 72% of their matches — today it did not.

Espanyol's trading profile (32 games, 15 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 59% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 25% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Villarreal arrived the stronger side — 1.62 PPG against 1.22. That form edge translated into the three points. Villarreal (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 2.07 scoring average — below par going forward and conceded 0 against a 1.53 average — tighter than their form line. Espanyol (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.00 scoring average — below par going forward.

Verdict

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

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