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Denmark 2–0 WalesMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Sunday, 27 September 2026

Denmark
2–0
Denmark win
Wales
> 🧠 Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had Denmark at 74%, draw at 16%, Wales at 10%. The match ended 2-0 — confirming the model's lean toward Denmark.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Denmark win
74%
Actual ✓
Draw
16%
Wales win
10%
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
2.61 – 0.87
Total 3.48
Actual
2 – 0
Total 2 (-1.5 vs xG)

Match underperformed xG by 1.5 goals. Below-expectation scoring — could be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping, or low-quality chances the model over-rated.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
Home Win
Pre-match: 74%
✓ Won
> What we said pre-match
"Denmark's home win prediction rests on a decisive 1.95 expected-goals advantage, with the model favouring the hosts at 77 percent probability."

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