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Jagiellonia Bialystok 40 Iberia 1999Match recap & Bawler model verdict · Thursday, 20 August 2026

Jagiellonia Bialystok
40
Jagiellonia Bialystok win
Iberia 1999
> 🧠 Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had Jagiellonia Bialystok at 44%, draw at 27%, Iberia 1999 at 29%. The match ended 4-0 — confirming the model's lean toward Jagiellonia Bialystok.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Bialystok win
44%
Actual ✓
Draw
27%
1999 win
29%
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.551.21
Total 2.76
Actual
40
Total 4 (+1.2 vs xG)

Match overperformed xG by 1.2 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: 76%
✓ Won
Medium confidence
Over 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 52%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 27%
✗ Lost

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