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Shock result as Khorfakkan defy the odds to beat Al-Wasl FC 0-1.

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How It Unfolded

Khorfakkan beat Al-Wasl FC 0-1 at Zabeel Stadium, Regular Season - 14, in the Pro 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 Al-Wasl FC 1.26 xG and Khorfakkan 0.73 xG, a combined 2.00. The scoreboard read 0-1 for 1 actual goal. Al-Wasl FC fell 1.3 short of their projected output. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Al-Wasl FC attack 0.98 / defence 0.64 against Khorfakkan attack 0.86 / defence 0.97, drawn from 39/39 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Al-Wasl FC 49% | Draw 29% | Khorfakkan 22%, with Al-Wasl FC to win its most likely call at 49%. Instead the game produced a Khorfakkan win, an outcome the model had rated at just 22% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 32%. The game delivered 1, so it stayed under — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 59% and missed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 37% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 62% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Al-Wasl FC 62%, Khorfakkan 62%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's under. Their combined BTTS history runs at 62%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Al-Wasl FC's trading profile (39 games, 19 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 33% of the time, and conceded here.

Khorfakkan's trading profile (39 games, 19 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 62% of their matches — today it did not.

Form vs Result

On form, Al-Wasl FC arrived the stronger side — 1.82 PPG against 1.15. Form was overturned, with Khorfakkan winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Al-Wasl FC (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.95 scoring average — below par going forward. Khorfakkan (home/away splits) conceded 0 against a 2.11 average — tighter than their form line.

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). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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