HISTORY & PERFORMANCE
Out-of-sample backtest 1,105 matches · Oct 2025–Mar 2026 · Live tracking since April 2026
· Model: XGBoost gradient boosting — ensemble of decision trees trained on structured football data
· Training: 225,000 matches · major European leagues · 2010–2025 · out-of-sample validation
· Features: Elo ratings · home/away venue form · rolling windows (short/medium/long term) · H2H history · xG proxies · market odds signals
· Market: 1X2 full-time result · O/U 2.5 goals · BTTS
· Value bet: Detected when model probability exceeds implied market probability — edge measured against sharp bookmaker lines
· Published picks: Only matches where model has sufficient confidence · higher-confidence picks reserved for VIP tier
· Equity curve: Fixed 1-unit stake per pick · avg odds ~2.0 · tracks live performance from April 2026
· Auto-update: Results fetched and auto-marked daily at 23:30 from official football data sources