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Portugal 21 ChileMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Saturday, 06 June 2026

Portugal
21
Portugal win
Chile
> Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had Portugal at 52%, draw at 29%, Chile at 19%. The match ended 2-1 — confirming the model's lean toward Portugal.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Portugal win
52%
Actual ✓
Draw
29%
Chile win
19%
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.720.97
Total 2.69
Actual
21
Total 3 (+0.3 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.3 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> Bawler's picks · how they landed
Banker
Over 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 72%
✓ Won
Value
Home Win
Pre-match: 55%
✓ Won
Dark Horse
Over 3.5 Goals
Pre-match: 23%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Over 2.5 Goals sits at 72% probability because Portugal's 1.72 xG nearly doubles Chile's 0.97, creating the shooting dominance needed to breach the two-goal threshold."

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