FT · World: World Cup · Tuesday, 07 July 2026

Switzerland 00 ColombiaMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Tuesday, 07 July 2026

> 🧠 Model verdict
✗ Result against the lean

Pre-match, Bawler had Switzerland at 29%, draw at 31%, Colombia at 39%. Against expectation, the match finished 0-0. The model's headline call was Colombia to win.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Switzerland win
29%
Draw
31%
Actual ✓
Colombia win
39%
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.441.36
Total 2.80
Actual
00
Total 0 (-2.8 vs xG)

Match underperformed xG by 2.8 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
Over 1.5 Goals
Pre-match: 71%
✗ Lost
Medium confidence
Under 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 51%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Over 3.5 Goals
Pre-match: 25%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Over 1.5 Goals at 71% is the lean here—both sides generate near-identical attacking threat (Switzerland 1.44 xG, Colombia 1.36), making goal-heavy outcomes the likeliest path in a fixture projected too even to separate decisively."

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