FT · World: International Friendly · Monday, 21 September 2026

New Caledonia 0–2 Solomon IslandsMatch recap & how our call landed · Monday, 21 September 2026

New Caledonia
0–2
Solomon Islands win
Solomon Islands

Our call before kickoff

Our call missed

Before kickoff our call was New Caledonia to win at 90%. Bawler had New Caledonia at 90%, the draw at 7% and Solomon Islands at 3%. The match finished 0–2.

Pre-match probability vs result

New Caledonia win
90%
Draw
7%
Solomon Islands win
3%
Result

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
3.8 – 0.7
Total 4.5
Actual
0 – 2
Total 2 (−2.5 against our forecast)

The match produced 2.5 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
New Caledonia to win
Pre-match: 90%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"New Caledonia's home win is the model's 90% call, driven by a dominant 3.08 expected-goal advantage that reflects their superior attacking threat."

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