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FT · World: International Friendly · Thursday, 04 June 2026

Slovenia 1–1 CyprusMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Thursday, 04 June 2026

Slovenia
1–1
Draw
Cyprus
> Model verdict
✗ Result against the lean

Pre-match, Bawler had Slovenia at 63%, draw at 27%, Cyprus at 10%. Against expectation, the match finished 1-1. The model's headline call was Slovenia to win.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Slovenia win
63%
Draw
27%
Actual ✓
Cyprus win
10%
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.77 – 0.59
Total 2.37
Actual
1 – 1
Total 2 (-0.4 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.4 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> Bawler's picks · how they landed
Banker
Over 1.5 Goals
Pre-match: 79%
✓ Won
Value
Over 2.5 Goals
Pre-match: 51%
✗ Lost
Dark Horse
Draw
Pre-match: 19%
✓ Won
> What we said pre-match
"Over 1.5 Goals sits at 79% because Slovenia's 1.77 expected goals towers over Cyprus's 0.59, a 1.18-goal gulf that virtually guarantees multiple attempts on target."

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