Postmatch editorial

Draw found the margin in a finely priced match

The final score was Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds United. The model and the market were not perfectly aligned, but one side of that divide ended up cashing out.

Neither Crystal Palace nor Leeds United found a breakthrough, so the game stayed goalless all the way through.

The raw numbers were a little messier than the result: Leeds United led Shots on target 0-3, even though the scoreboard went another way. Crystal Palace also shaded Possession 67%-33%.

Before kickoff, our model made Crystal Palace the likeliest result at 45.7%, while the median bookmaker line priced Leeds United at 37.7% implied. On BTTS, the model leaned No (54.8%), and that angle landed.

Prediction checks

Model result

Crystal Palace

45.7%

Miss

Market result

Leeds United

37.7%

Miss

BTTS

No

54.8%

Hit
Key stats

Match numbers

Shots on target

Leeds United

Crystal Palace

Leeds United

0

3

Possession

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Leeds United

67%

33%

Corners

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Leeds United

8

3

Value angle

No structured value bet was flagged before kickoff, so this one closed without a dedicated price angle.