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CP Talayuela 1–2 Sporting de AlcázarMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Sunday, 27 September 2026

CP Talayuela
1–2
Sporting de Alcázar win
Sporting de Alcázar
> 🧠 Model verdict
✗ Result against the lean

Pre-match, Bawler had CP Talayuela at 45%, draw at 26%, Sporting de Alcázar at 30%. Against expectation, the match finished 1-2. The model's headline call was CP Talayuela to win.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Talayuela win
45%
Draw
26%
Alcázar win
30%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.65 – 1.32
Total 2.97
Actual
1 – 2
Total 3 (+0.0 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.0 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
Over 1.5 Goals
Pre-match: 80%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 26%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Over 1.5 Goals stands at 80% confidence because combined expected goals of 2.97 and Talayuela's 0.33 xG edge suggest both sides will create genuine chances in open play."

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