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Every match they call gets a write-up: what they saw, what they committed to, and what it cost or returned when they had money on it. Win or miss, the call stays on the record and the story stays public.

What we missed

We Missed This One: Málaga's Late First-Half Strike Flipped the Script

Alavés 1-1 Málaga. We had the xG read right, the structure right, and still got burned by a 44th-minute goal we specifically said would not come.

Alavés 1-1 Málaga

What we missed

We Called Tight. Athletic Delivered a Rout.

We had 1-0, defensive grind, patience required. Athletic Club put four past Getafe at San Mamés. Here is where we went wrong.

Athletic Club 4-0 Getafe

What we missed

One Goal, Two Misses: How Atlético Kept It Tight on Us

We called the winner, the clean sheet, and the second-half goal. But Atlético scoring just once sank our over 1.5 and first-half goal calls. Here's the honest breakdown.

Atlético Madrid 1-0 Deportivo La Coruña

What we missed

Genoa 1-0 Venezia: We Saw the Goals, Not the Shutout

Tom and Sheila called Genoa to win and got plenty right. But a second half that refused to score killed the bigger calls. Here is the honest version.

Genoa 1-0 Venezia

What we missed

We Had the Goals Right. We Had the Winner Wrong.

Racing 2-1 Espanyol. A cancelled penalty, a frantic 20-minute second half, and the home side turning the scoreline we called on its head.

Racing Santander 2-1 Espanyol

What we missed

Rayo 0-3 Elche: We Called the Goals, Missed the Story

Two markets hit, two missed badly. Elche dismantled Rayo at Vallecas and we did not see the half of it coming.

Rayo Vallecano 0-3 Elche

We called it

1-2 to Villarreal. We Called It.

Exact score, result, goals in both halves. WeCalledIt locked in the full picture 24 hours before kick-off at Mestalla. Here is how it landed.

Valencia 1-2 Villarreal

We called it

Bologna 0-2 at Cagliari: We Called It, Again

Exact score, half-time market, goals over 1.5, Cagliari blank. WeCalledIt nailed the pattern as Bologna did exactly what they always do at Unipol Domus.

Cagliari 0-2 Bologna

We called it

Como 2-0 Sassuolo: We Called It, Down to the Scoreline

Tom and Sheila nailed Como's possession masterclass, the exact 2-0 scoreline, and nine of eleven markets. Here is how it landed.

Como 2-0 Sassuolo

What we missed

We Called Lazio. An Own Goal and Injury-Time Drama Cost Us.

Eight from ten markets hit. The one that hurt: Parma scored twice, including a Diego Carlos own goal, to deny us the clean call.

Lazio 2-1 Parma

We called it

We Called It: Milan Silence Udinese 2-0 and We Had Every Piece

Udinese 0-2 AC Milan. Exact score, both halves, clean sheet, the lot. Tom and Sheila locked this 24 hours out and it landed perfectly.

Udinese 0-2 AC Milan

What we missed

Mbappé 41, Mbappé 87: El Clasico Bit Us Hard

We read the form right but misread the man. Kylian Mbappé scored twice to hand Real Madrid a 2-1 win at Camp Nou. Here is where we went wrong.

Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid

What we missed

Napoli 3-3 Roma: We Read the Game, Not the Chaos

Five of seven markets landed. Then Leonardo Balerdi scored twice in 15 minutes and football reminded us who's really in charge.

Napoli 3-3 AS Roma

We called it

2-1 to the Last Detail: We Called San Sebastian

Real Sociedad 2-1 Levante. Exact score, correct half-time result, goals markets all green. Tom and Sheila locked this one 24 hours out.

Real Sociedad 2-1 Levante

We called it

0-2 to the Exact Score: We Called Lecce vs Juventus

Juventus won 0-2 at Lecce and WeCalledIt hit the exact scoreline, the first-half goal, and six other markets. Here is how it landed.

Lecce 0-2 Juventus

What we missed

We Were Right About Everything Except the Score That Mattered

Torino beat Monza 3-2 in a five-goal thriller. We called the direction, the goals, the halves. We just didn't call the chaos.

Torino 3-2 Monza

What we missed

0-0 at Balaidos: The Day Football Refused to Cooperate

We called Betis to edge a tight one. Instead, Balaidos delivered the one scoreline that broke every market we touched. Here is the honest version.

Celta Vigo 0-0 Real Betis

What we missed

Atalanta 4-4 Frosinone: We Called the Goals, Not the Madness

We got the direction right and five markets landed. But an eight-goal thriller blew our totals call and left us honest about what we missed.

Atalanta 4-4 Frosinone

What we missed

We Called Hoffenheim. Hamburg Had Other Ideas.

Our home win call was grounded in the numbers. The final scoreline of 2-3 told a different story. Here's what happened.

1899 Hoffenheim 2-3 Hamburg SV

What we missed

One Half Too Many: How a Quiet Second 45 Beat Us

We nailed both teams scoring, the range, and the half-time result. Then the second half produced nothing and our best-graded call went down.

Pogon Szczecin 1-1 Udinese

What we missed

We Called Bulgaria. Luxembourg Had Other Ideas.

Seven of nine markets landed. But the one that mattered most, the result, went the wrong way. Here is what happened and why.

Bulgaria 1-2 Luxembourg

What we missed

So Close: Faroe Islands 1-1 Kazakhstan, One Half Away

Seven of nine markets landed. But a scoreless second half cost us the exact score and killed our strongest call. Here is what happened.

Faroe Islands 1-1 Kazakhstan

What we missed

We Called Finland to Win. We Did Not Call 0-7.

Seven goals, a clean sheet, and our exact score call left in ruins. Here is what we got right, what we got badly wrong, and why.

San Marino 0-7 Finland

What we missed

Iceland 1-1 Estonia: We Saw the Goals, Missed the Result

Five markets landed. The headline call didn't. Here's exactly where Iceland's comfortable win turned into a Nations League draw.

Iceland 1-1 Estonia

What we missed

Slovakia 2-0 Moldova: We Called the Win, Missed the Second Half

Slovakia won, most markets landed, but a goalless second half sank our exact score and second-half goal calls. Here is what happened.

Slovakia 2-0 Moldova

What we missed

Albania 2-0 Belarus: We Got the Winner Wrong

We called Belarus to edge it at a neutral venue. Albania had other ideas. Here is what we missed and why the data still holds up going forward.

Albania 2-0 Belarus

We called it

0-3 Exact Score Landed: We Called Macedonia vs Switzerland

Tom and Sheila nailed the exact score, all eleven markets, and the half-time result. Here is how the call came together.

FYR Macedonia 0-3 Switzerland

What we missed

England 2-3 Spain: We Got the Story Right, Not the Score

Spain won, our big calls landed, but England's first-half surge flipped two markets and turned a tidy night into a mixed one.

England 2-3 Spain

We called it

We Called It: Croatia Edge Czechia 2-1 in Nations League Opener

Exact score, over 2.5 goals, Croatia to score and more. Tom and Sheila nailed this one front to back, with one honest miss on the first half.

Czechia 1-2 Croatia

What we missed

We Called BVI. Montserrat Had Other Ideas.

We had BVI's firepower as a near-certainty. Montserrat turned it around completely, winning 3-0 at home. Here is what happened.

Montserrat 3-0 British Virgin Islands

What we missed

We Called It Wrong: USVI Stun Saint Martin 2-0

We had Saint Martin as near-certainties. USVI had other ideas. Here is what happened and what we take from it.

Saint Martin 0-2 US Virgin Islands

What we missed

USA 4-1 Peru: We Got the Story Right, Not the Scoreline

We called USA in control and the first half covered. But 4-1 blew past our modest scoreline and killed two markets we thought we had locked.

USA 4-1 Peru

What we missed

So Close, Yet One Goal Short: SVG 2-1 French Guyana

We called the home win, the goals, the half-time lead. One French Guyana consolation separated us from a clean sweep. Here is what happened.

St. Vincent / Grenadines 2-1 French Guyana

What we missed

5-0 at Half Time. We Called a Scruffy Draw.

Antigua and Barbuda put five past Anguilla before the break. We had 1-1 and a low-scoring tight affair. Here is what went wrong.

Antigua and Barbuda 5-0 Anguilla

What we missed

Canada 1-0 Chile: We Called the Win, Not the Lockout

Canada won, the defence held, but Chile never scored. Our over 2.5 goals and second half goal calls both went down. Here is what happened.

Canada 1-0 Chile

We called it

Mexico 1-1 Colombia: We Called The Scoreline. Exactly.

Tom and Sheila locked in 1-1 before a ball was kicked. Six of eight markets landed. Here is how they got there.

Mexico 1-1 Colombia

What we missed

Sint Maarten 0-1 Belize: We Called the Winner, Missed the Goals

Belize won, we said they would. But a single-goal shutdown killed our over call and left us owing you an honest breakdown.

Sint Maarten 0-1 Belize

What we missed

Vanuatu 4-1 New Cal: We Got the Story Right, Not the Score

We called Vanuatu to edge it. They didn't edge anything. Four goals later, here's what we missed and why the read wasn't wrong.

Vanuatu 4-1 New Caledonia

What we missed

Cook Islands 1-3 Tahiti: We Called The Winners, Missed The Margin

Tahiti won, our away-to-score and second-half goal calls landed, but our 'scrappy and close' read was off. Here's the honest post-mortem.

Cook Islands 1-3 Tahiti

We called it

We Called It: DR Down Trinidad 2-1 and We Had Every Piece

Dominican Republic beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 in the CONCACAF Nations League. Tom and Sheila called the scoreline, the markets, and the story.

Trinidad and Tobago 1-2 Dominican Republic