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Real Madrid cruise to a comfortable 0-2 victory over Villarreal.

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How It Unfolded

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 0-2 at Estadio de la Ceramica, Regular Season - 21, 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 Villarreal 1.63 xG and Real Madrid 1.35 xG, a combined 2.98. The scoreboard read 0-2 for 2 actual goals. Villarreal fell 1.6 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Villarreal attack 1.24 / defence 0.91 against Real Madrid attack 1.31 / defence 0.90, drawn from 57/58 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Villarreal 43% | Draw 26% | Real Madrid 31%, with Villarreal to win its most likely call at 43%. The actual Real Madrid win had been the model's second-ranked read at 31%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 57%. The game delivered 2, so it stayed under — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 81% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 60% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 60% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Villarreal 61%, Real Madrid 60%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 57%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Villarreal's trading profile (57 games, 28 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 61% of their matches — today it did not.

Real Madrid's trading profile (57 games, 28 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 53% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time, and duly kept one.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Villarreal 1.95 PPG, Real Madrid 2.30 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Real Madrid win broke the near-deadlock. Villarreal (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 2.29 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 2 against a 1.14 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Real Madrid (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 1.04 average — tighter than their form line.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 0 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (miss). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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