FT · World: International Friendly · Monday, 28 September 2026

Tajikistan 2–4 PalestineMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Monday, 28 September 2026

Tajikistan
2–4
Palestine win
Palestine
> 🧠 Model verdict
✗ Result against the lean

Pre-match, Bawler had Tajikistan at 59%, draw at 24%, Palestine at 17%. Against expectation, the match finished 2-4. The model's headline call was Tajikistan to win.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Tajikistan win
59%
Draw
24%
Palestine win
17%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.84 – 0.87
Total 2.71
Actual
2 – 4
Total 6 (+3.3 vs xG)

Match overperformed xG by 3.3 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
1X
Pre-match: 83%
✗ Lost
Medium confidence
Over 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 51%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Over 3.5 Goals
Pre-match: 29%
✓ Won
> What we said pre-match
"Tajikistan's home-win prediction rests on a decisive 1.01 expected-goals advantage, with the model favoring the hosts at 60% win probability despite Palestine's compact approach."

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