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> MATCH.PREDICT()·Spain: La Liga·Wednesday 13 May, 17:00 UTC

Espanyol vs Athletic Club

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

Athletic Club's superior defensive record vs. Espanyol's attacking inconsistency makes Under 2.5 Goals the sharp play despite balanced xG.

Win probability
36.7% home28.9% draw34.4% away
xG chain — base → adjustments → final λ
EspanyolstepAthletic Club
1.49Base xG · rolling 26-match1.61
× 1.08Home advantage · Home× 0.96
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.61Final λ — what the Poisson uses1.55
Scoreline distribution · P(score) %bivariate Poisson
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home windrawaway win
BANKER
Over 1.5 Goals
Model 82.8% · @ 1.21
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VALUEPro
BTTS No
Model 43.9% · @ 2.28
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DARK HORSEPro
Under 2.5 Goals
Model 26.0% · @ 3.84
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BAWL OUTPro
X2 + Over 9.5 Corners + Over 2.5 Goals + Over 22.5 Shots
Model 32.3% · @ 3.10x
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