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NEC Nijmegen 13 Bodo/GlimtMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Wednesday, 19 August 2026

NEC Nijmegen
13
Bodo/Glimt win
Bodo/Glimt
> 🧠 Model verdict
✗ Result against the lean

Pre-match, Bawler had NEC Nijmegen at 52%, draw at 22%, Bodo/Glimt at 26%. Against expectation, the match finished 1-3. The model's headline call was NEC Nijmegen to win.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Nijmegen win
52%
Draw
22%
Bodo/Glimt win
26%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
2.121.46
Total 3.58
Actual
13
Total 4 (+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
Over 1.5 Goals
Pre-match: 87%
✓ Won
Medium confidence
Home Win
Pre-match: 52%
✗ Lost
Outside shot
Under 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 31%
✗ Lost

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