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Cardiff City U21 vs Peterborough United U21 Statistics & Analysis

Cardiff City U21 Cardiff City U21
Sep 18, 2026 - 18:00
6 1.32
0 1.28
xG Accuracy: 19%
Peterborough United U21 Peterborough United U21
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Tracked markets vs full-time result

Each row compares the pre-match model lean to the full-time result.

  • Market Prediction Result Outcome
  • Over / Under 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 2.5 (6 goals) ✖ Incorrect
  • Both Teams To Score BTTS No No ✔ Correct
  • 1X2 Cardiff City U21 Cardiff City U21 ✔ Correct
  • Correct Score Insights 1-1, 1-0, 0-1, 2-1, 1-2 6-0 ✖ Incorrect

Validation Report

Immutable Snapshot

Prediction Time: Sep 12, 2026 · 02:28 UTC Snapshot ID: dp-8226660

Closing Odds 1.85
AI Fair Odds —
CLV +0.0%
Final Result Cardiff City U21 win · Cardiff City U21 6–0 Peterborough United U21
Prediction ✔ Correct
Decision Grade B-

Model Performance

This prediction contributes to:

  • Primary Bets ROI (180d): -100.0%

Market intelligence

Supporting read on how the prioritized closing feed moved versus the model — use after the Primary pick above.

Market briefing

Market remained largely stable before kickoff. No meaningful late implied-price shift was detected between PRE30 and PRE1 on the prioritized bookmaker snapshot.

Despite limited late movement, the model still prices Draw (1X2), Peterborough United U21 (1X2) meaningfully above what those closing snapshots implied — that gap is a static “model vs. price” read, not a late steam or chase story.

The model still exceeds closing implied on Draw (1X2) by about 7.8 percentage points — the clearest mispricing signal summarized on this page.

Model vs. closing implied

Market Model % Closing impl. % Gap (pp)
Cardiff City U21 (1X2) 36.1 49.4 -13.3
Draw (1X2) 29.7 21.9 +7.8
Peterborough United U21 (1X2) 34.2 28.7 +5.6
What this means

In plain terms: the model lands near 29.7% on Draw (1X2), while the closing snapshot implied about 21.9%. The difference — about 7.8 percentage points — is the largest model-vs.-market gap highlighted on this page.

Quick definitions: “closing implied” is the probability for that outcome implied by the final captured odds (after a simple de-vig). “Gap (pp)” is the model percentage minus that implied value, in percentage points (pp).

Closing-window line move

Single prioritized bookmaker per snapshot (not all books). Capture path: PRE30 → PRE1 · Book: Pinnacle

Column tags in parentheses: Closing uses the first available snapshot in PRE1→PRE5→PRE10→PRE30; Early uses the first available in PRE30→PRE10→PRE5 that is not the same capture as Closing.

Detailed capture odds are folded below — movement was negligible on de-vig implied prices.

View full line-by-line capture table
Market Early (PRE30) Closing (PRE1) Implied Δ (pp)
Cardiff City U21 (1X2) 1.85 1.85 0.0
Draw (1X2) 4.18 4.18 0.0
Peterborough United U21 (1X2) 3.19 3.19 0.0

AI match briefing

AI Match Summary

Quick read on how the model reads this matchup.

  • League: Professional Development League
  • Fixture: Cardiff City U21 vs Peterborough United U21
  • Kickoff: 2026-09-18 18:00:00
  • 1X2 (model): Home 36.1% · Draw 29.7% · Away 34.2%
  • xG (showing): Cardiff City U21 1.32 — Peterborough United U21 1.28 (total xG ≈ 2.6)
  • Best +EV line (same label as hero card when Primary thresholds are not met): Under 2.5 goals
  • Model: 51.8% · Implied: 25.3% · Probability edge: +26.5 pts · Est. EV: +107.2%
  • BTTS (model): Yes 54.5% · No 45.5%
  • Correct score (top bin): 1-1 (12.5%)

Totals and BTTS are evaluated against current market prices where available.

1X2 can look balanced even when side markets show clearer structure.

Historical Recommendation

Historical Decision: No Primary Bet

Outcome: Validated — Pre-match lean validated against the full-time result.

Risk Factors Considered Before Kickoff

  • Price movement: implied probabilities and EV move with odds.
  • Sample / data gaps: low-information leagues widen forecast bands.
  • In-play state: goals and red cards are not modelled here.
  • Scoreline variance: the most likely scoreline is still usually a low absolute probability outcome (often well below 20%).

Last Updated

September 30, 2026 (UTC)

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Professional Development League Professional Development League — Standings
# TEAM MP W D L PTS
1 Bolton Wanderers Res. 5 5 0 0 15
2 Bristol City U21 5 2 3 0 9
3 Swansea City U21 6 3 0 3 9
4 Fleetwood Town U21 5 3 0 2 9
5 Cardiff City U21 5 2 2 1 8
6 Sheffield United U21 5 2 1 2 7
7 Barnsley U21 5 2 1 2 7
8 Peterborough United U21 4 2 1 1 7
9 Sheffield Wednesday U21 5 1 3 1 6
10 Huddersfield Town U21 3 2 0 1 6
11 Charlton Athletic U21 5 1 3 1 6
12 Wigan Athletic U21 6 1 3 2 6
13 Colchester United U21 5 2 0 3 6
14 Coventry City U21 4 1 1 2 4
15 Queens Park Rangers U21 6 1 1 4 4
16 Hull City U21 3 0 1 2 1
17 Millwall U21 3 0 0 3 0
# TEAM MP GS GC +/- PTS
1 Bolton Wanderers Res. 5 17 2 +15 15
2 Wigan Athletic U21 6 15 19 -4 6
3 Cardiff City U21 5 13 5 +8 8
4 Bristol City U21 5 13 8 +5 9
5 Colchester United U21 5 13 18 -5 6
6 Swansea City U21 6 11 9 +2 9
7 Barnsley U21 5 11 13 -2 7
8 Queens Park Rangers U21 6 11 16 -5 4
9 Charlton Athletic U21 5 9 8 +1 6
10 Coventry City U21 4 9 10 -1 4
11 Sheffield Wednesday U21 5 8 6 +2 6
12 Peterborough United U21 4 8 11 -3 7
13 Huddersfield Town U21 3 7 5 +2 6
14 Sheffield United U21 5 7 7 0 7
15 Fleetwood Town U21 5 6 10 -4 9
16 Hull City U21 3 4 9 -5 1
17 Millwall U21 3 2 8 -6 0
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