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D.C. United vs St. Louis CITY SC

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

D.C. United's 78% draw probability with superior xG (1.37-1.21) makes X2 the banker play despite home underdog odds.

Win probability
37.4% home32.6% draw30.0% away
xG chain — base → adjustments → final λ
D.C. UnitedstepSt. Louis CITY SC
1.27Base xG · rolling 26-match1.26
× 1.08Home advantage · Home× 0.96
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.37Final λ — what the Poisson uses1.21
Scoreline distribution · P(score) %bivariate Poisson
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home windrawaway win
BANKER
X2
Model 77.5% · @ 1.29
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VALUEPro
BTTS Yes
Model 52.9% · @ 1.89
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DARK HORSEPro
Over 3.5 Goals
Model 25.1% · @ 3.99
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BAWL OUTPro
X2 + Over 1.5 Goals + Under 10.5 Corners
Model 40.7% · @ 2.46x
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D.C. United 11 St. Louis CITY SC
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