FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Scotland 0–3 SwitzerlandMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Scotland
0–3
Switzerland win
Switzerland
> 🧠 Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had Scotland at 23%, draw at 26%, Switzerland at 51%. The match ended 0-3 — confirming the model's lean toward Switzerland.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Scotland win
23%
Draw
26%
Switzerland win
51%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.04 – 1.65
Total 2.69
Actual
0 – 3
Total 3 (+0.3 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.3 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
X2
Pre-match: 77%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Over 3.5 Goals
Pre-match: 28%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Switzerland's superior chance creation—0.62 xG ahead with Embolo and Xhaka driving attack—underpins the X2 forecast at 77%, reflecting their 51% win probability at Hampden."

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