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> MATCH.PREDICT()·USA: MLS·Sunday 24 May, 00:30 UTC

Chicago Fire FC vs Toronto FC

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

Chicago's 0.59 xG advantage and 48% win probability make 1X (78% implied) the banker pick despite modest home edge.

Win probability
48.0% home29.5% draw22.5% away
xG chain — base → adjustments → final λ
Chicago Fire FCstepToronto FC
1.58Base xG · rolling 26-match1.16
× 1.08Home advantage · Home× 0.96
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.71Final λ — what the Poisson uses1.12
Scoreline distribution · P(score) %bivariate Poisson
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home windrawaway win
BANKER
1X
Model 77.5% · @ 1.29
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VALUEPro
BTTS No
Model 54.5% · @ 1.83
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DARK HORSEPro
Draw
Model 26.9% · @ 3.71
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