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Methodology

MCI vs SUN

Manchester City (home) vs Sunderland · model confidence 80% · pregame locked (09-20 · FT 5-3 ) · lineup adj ×0.99 / ×0.94

Probabilities below are the pregame model (ratings as they stood before kickoff) — the same numbers used on Fixtures and Over 2.5 calibration. They are not recomputed with today’s live ratings.

Match Outcome

MCI win 71.5% fair 1.40
Draw 16.5% fair 6.05
SUN win 12.0% fair 8.35

Expected Goals

MCI 2.49 — 0.77 SUN

Starting-XI ADJ applied to expected goals (not a permanent rating change): MCI ×0.991 (matched 9), SUN ×0.940 (matched 10). Clamp 0.90–1.10, α=0.5.

Over 2.5 goals63.3%fair 1.58
Under 2.5 goals36.7%fair 2.72
Both teams to score49.2%fair 2.03

Most Likely Scores

MCI 2-0 SUN11.9%
MCI 3-0 SUN9.9%
MCI 1-0 SUN9.6%
MCI 2-1 SUN9.1%
MCI 3-1 SUN7.6%

Scoreline Matrix

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0 3.8 2.9 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
1 9.6 7.3 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.0
2 11.9 9.1 3.5 0.9 0.2 0.0
3 9.9 7.6 2.9 0.7 0.1 0.0
4 6.2 4.7 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.0
5+ 5.0 3.8 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.0

Rows: MCI goals · Columns: SUN goals · Cell values in %. Low scorelines carry the Dixon-Coles correction (rho = -0.10).

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