Postmatch editorial

Draw settled a divided pre-match read

The final score was Guinea-Bissau 1-1 Sierra Leone. The model and the market were not perfectly aligned, but one side of that divide ended up cashing out.

The late equaliser came from Mama Baldé 74', which kept the game level at the finish.

The raw numbers were a little messier than the result: Guinea-Bissau led Shots on target 3-0, even though the scoreboard went another way. Guinea-Bissau also shaded Total shots 5-0.

Before kickoff, our model made Guinea-Bissau the likeliest result at 44.1%, while the median bookmaker line priced Guinea-Bissau at 46.5% implied. On BTTS, the model leaned No (55.1%), and that angle missed.

Prediction checks

Model result

Guinea-Bissau

44.1%

Miss

Market result

Guinea-Bissau

46.5%

Miss

BTTS

No

55.1%

Miss
Key stats

Match numbers

Shots on target

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Sierra Leone

3

0

Total shots

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Sierra Leone

5

0

Corners

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Sierra Leone

4

3

Value angle

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