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**Retrospective: Hull City 2-0 Manchester United**

The model’s pre-match assessment heavily favored the visitors, assigning Manchester United a 66% win probability against Hull City’s slim 11% chance, with a draw at 23%. Given United’s formidable run of form (WWDWW) and Hull’s patchier recent record (WWDWL), the data pointed clearly toward an away victory. However, football’s unpredictability prevailed. Hull City delivered a disciplined, efficient performance to secure a convincing 2-0 win, completely flipping the expected narrative.

Our prediction was incorrect. While the model correctly identified United as the stronger side on paper—and the lack of recent head-to-head meetings meant no mitigating historical data—Hull’s resilience and home advantage proved decisive. The Tigers’ win underscores that form and statistical probability cannot fully account for match-day execution, tactical setups, or momentum swings. This result serves as a reminder that even the most confident projections carry significant uncertainty, especially when detailed performance metrics like expected goals are unavailable. For now, Hull’s three points are a valuable upset, while United will need to regroup after a rare, clear defeat.

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