← FIFA World Cup 2026 · group stage · Wed, Jun 17, 05:00 PM UTC · ref: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, Qatar
The betting picturemarket vs our model, market by market
“Market” = what bookmaker prices imply after removing their margin — the world's best guess. “Model” = what our machine-learning model said BEFORE this game, replayed honestly (it never saw the result). A bet is only interesting when the model sees something meaningfully more likely than the market does (the edge) — it's never about picking the winner.
Who wins? (90 minutes)
| Outcome | Market says | Model says | Best price | Verdict |
|---|
| Portugal win | 75% | 60% | 1.30 | fair |
| Draw | 17% | 28% | 6.00 | value: +69% |
| Congo DR win | 8% | 12% | 14.50 | value: +69% |
across 4 bookmakers · probabilities de-vigged (bookmaker margin removed)
Timeline
from ESPN event data · goals, cards and shootout kicks
The match in numberswhat happened + what each side looked like walking in
Pre-match form
What each side looked like walking in — computed only from games before this one.
Everything else we hold on this match · 4 more recorded facts — tap to expand
| duration | REGULAR |
| group | GROUP_K |
| stage | GROUP_STAGE |
| venue | NRG Stadium |