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Prediction vindicated as Zorya Luhansk edge out Karpaty 2-1.

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How It Unfolded

Zorya Luhansk beat Karpaty 2-1 at Stadion Dynamo im. Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Regular Season - 15, in the Premier League. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Zorya Luhansk 1.25 xG and Karpaty 0.95 xG, a combined 2.20. The scoreboard read 2-1 for 3 actual goals. Both sides finished within a goal of their individual projections, so the scoreline sat close to the model's expected shape. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Zorya Luhansk attack 0.86 / defence 1.09 against Karpaty attack 0.84 / defence 1.19, drawn from 44/14 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Zorya Luhansk 41% | Draw 32% | Karpaty 26%, with Zorya Luhansk to win its most likely call at 41%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 38%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 66% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 45% and the match saw both sides score — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 46% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Zorya Luhansk 43%, Karpaty 50%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 39%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Zorya Luhansk's trading profile (14 games, 6 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 43% of their matches — today it did.

Karpaty's trading profile (14 games, 6 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 36% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 57% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Zorya Luhansk 1.14 PPG, Karpaty 1.50 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Zorya Luhansk win broke the near-deadlock. Zorya Luhansk (home/away splits) scored 2 against a 1.00 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). A poor return for the projections: the match defied the majority of what the numbers expected.

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