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

Mexico 1–1 ColombiaMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Sunday, 27 September 2026

> 🧠 Model verdict
✗ Result against the lean

Pre-match, Bawler had Mexico at 40%, draw at 30%, Colombia at 30%. Against expectation, the match finished 1-1. The model's headline call was Mexico to win.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Mexico win
40%
Draw
30%
Actual ✓
Colombia win
30%
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.27 – 1.08
Total 2.35
Actual
1 – 1
Total 2 (-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.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
1X
Pre-match: 70%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Over 3.5 Goals
Pre-match: 21%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Mexico's narrow 0.23 xG edge and 41% win probability support a 1X forecast at 70%, with striker Giménez controlling 22% of their attacking threat at home."

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