Postmatch editorial

Fiorentina flipped the prices on their head

The final score was Juventus 0-2 Fiorentina. It landed away from the main pre-match lean and counts as a genuine twist in the numbers.

The decisive turn arrived late when Rolando Mandragora scored 83' for Fiorentina.

The raw numbers were a little messier than the result: Juventus led Shots on target 9-4, even though the scoreboard went another way. Juventus also shaded Total shots 26-10.

Before kickoff, our model made Juventus the likeliest result at 67.0%, while the median bookmaker line priced Juventus at 76.3% implied. On BTTS, the model leaned No (54.2%), and that angle landed.

The model still found a small price edge on 2 at Betfair. The market was offering 12.00 against a fair line of 10.60. That translated to an edge of 13.2% before kickoff. That ticket matched the final outcome.

Prediction checks

Model result

Juventus

67.0%

Miss

Market result

Juventus

76.3%

Miss

BTTS

No

54.2%

Hit
Key stats

Match numbers

Shots on target

Juventus

Juventus

Fiorentina

9

4

Total shots

Juventus

Juventus

Fiorentina

26

10

Corners

Juventus

Juventus

Fiorentina

6

2

Model edge

2

Betfair

Market odd

12.00

Fair odd

10.60

Edge

13.2%

Stake

0.26u

That ticket matched the final outcome.