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Canada 03 MoroccoMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Saturday, 04 July 2026

Canada
03
Morocco win
Morocco
> Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had Canada at 32%, draw at 32%, Morocco at 36%. The match ended 0-3 — confirming the model's lean toward Morocco.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Canada win
32%
Draw
32%
Morocco win
36%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.281.35
Total 2.63
Actual
03
Total 3 (+0.4 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.4 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> Bawler's picks · how they landed
Banker
Over 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 71%
✓ Won
Dark Horse
Over 3.5 Goals
Pre-match: 23%
✗ Lost
Bawl Out✗ Lost@ 3.15x
  • Jonathan David 1+ Shot on Target
  • Over 2.5 Goals
  • 1X
> What we said pre-match
"Over 2.5 Goals lands at 68% because both sides project nearly identical attacking threat at 1.26 and 1.29 xG respectively, with Davies and En-Nesyri primed to deliver in a dead-even contest."

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