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Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Bawler runs a Poisson model on rolling xG, normalised across leagues, adjusted for venue and injuries. This page shows the full chain — every number you can see is one we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Austin's 0.52 xG advantage and 86% Over 1.5 probability offer safer expected-goals-backed value than the tight 47% home win odds.

Win probability
47.2% home26.3% draw26.5% away
xG chain — base → adjustments → final λ
Austin FCstepSporting Kansas City
1.85Base xG · rolling 26-match1.54
× 1.08Home advantage · Home× 0.96
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
2.00Final λ — what the Poisson uses1.48
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home windrawaway win
BANKER
Over 1.5 Goals
Model 86.3% · @ 1.16
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VALUEPro
Home Win
Model 53.2% · @ 1.88
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DARK HORSEPro
Draw
Model 26.3% · @ 3.80
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BAWL OUTPro
1X + BTTS Yes + Under 10.5 Corners
Model 32.5% · @ 3.08x
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