FT · World: International Friendly · Sunday, 27 September 2026

Cook Islands 1–3 TahitiMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Sunday, 27 September 2026

Cook Islands
1–3
Tahiti win
Tahiti
> 🧠 Model verdict
✗ Result against the lean

Pre-match, Bawler had Cook Islands at 47%, draw at 27%, Tahiti at 27%. Against expectation, the match finished 1-3. The model's headline call was Cook Islands to win.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Islands win
47%
Draw
27%
Tahiti win
27%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.56 – 1.13
Total 2.70
Actual
1 – 3
Total 4 (+1.3 vs xG)

Match overperformed xG by 1.3 goals. Above-expectation scoring — could be finishing, set-piece luck, or genuine attacking quality the model under-rated.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
Over 1.5 Goals
Pre-match: 75%
✓ Won
Medium confidence
1X
Pre-match: 73%
✗ Lost
Outside shot
Over 3.5 Goals
Pre-match: 28%
✓ Won
> What we said pre-match
"Over 1.5 Goals stands at 75% forecast confidence, backed by Cook Islands' 0.44 expected-goal advantage and a combined xG total of 2.70 that points to an open, attacking contest."

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