full time
France0–2Spain
Missed it. It stays up.
Honours even
sealed Sun 12 Jul · 18:56 UTC · 20:56 CEST · nothing deleted
Frequencies, not a market line.
locked Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:56:56 GMT · model elo-davidson-features-v2
The read
No prose on this one. The desk let the number do the talking. The call stands, and it goes on the record either way.
The ratings
The two strength reads behind this fixture: our results-based rating, the same forward-only engine the sealed call uses, read monthly, and FIFA's official table. Up is stronger on both lines; green is climbing, red is sliding. Context beside the call; the sealed number does not move.
ProofXI rating
2137+27 this year
2110 → 2137 · 13 readings
FIFA world rank
3rddown 2 places on the latest list
3rd → 3rd · 6 lists
ProofXI rating
2322+112 this year
2210 → 2322 · 13 readings
FIFA world rank
2ndheld on the latest list
1st → 2nd · 6 lists
the gap on our board today: Spain by 185 points
Head to head
Spain have had the better of this fixture.
38 prior meetings · France 13, drawn 7, Spain 18 · goals 44-71
- 2025Spain 5-4 France· UEFA Nations League· neutral
- 2024Spain 2-1 France· UEFA Euro· neutral
- 2021Spain 1-2 France· UEFA Nations League· neutral
- 2017France 0-2 Spain· Friendly
- 2014France 1-0 Spain· Friendly
source · international results feed
How we got hereWe make Spain the stronger side, and seal the call at about 4 in 10. Open for the working.openclose
The arithmetic behind the call: a rating edge, in points, mapped to a probability.
Davidson Elo→1X2 turns that -21 edge into 35% / 26% / 39% for home, draw, away.
Ratings only. Recent form and rest are not modelled for national sides.
How it could go
The same sealed edge, played as goals instead of straight to a result: our goals model runs the match score by score. The call above stands, this is its texture.
France
1.3
expected goals
Spain
1.3
expected goals
The scorelines it sees most
- 1–113 in 100
- 0–19 in 100
- 1–09 in 100
the fuller goal pictureopenclose
- 1–28 in 100
three or more goals: 48 in 100 · clean sheet: France 26 in 100, Spain 28 in 100
glassbox-goals-v1, our own goals model, run from the same ratings as the call. Frequencies, never a market.
The scorecard
- France and Spain share the points.✗ wrong
- A tight, low-scoring game: two goals or fewer in total.✓ right
- An open game in which both teams find the net.✗ wrong
Full time
Missed it.
France 0-2 Spain
- Verdict
- wrong and wrong
- Claims right
- 1/3
The debrief
We sealed Honours even at 39%, about , before kickoff. Full time said France 0-2 Spain: the Spain win, an outcome we had at 39 in 100.
The call missed and the reasoning went with it. Nothing here gets softened: the claims that failed are named below, and the miss goes on the record at full weight. The claims went 1 of 3.
What we got wrong, by name
- France and Spain share the points.
- An open game in which both teams find the net.
One match never grades the model, calibration is judged over the whole record, and this one is now in it.
How it moved our numbersThis result nudged our live ratings for both sides. Open for the signed moves.openclose
On the live national Elo, this result moved France -42 and Spain +42.
Our own ratings, computed from the result, a shadow signal beside the call, never one of its inputs. The sealed forecast above does not move.
THE DESK AT WORK
- ScoutSourced the inputsPulled both sides' ratings.
- AnalystWeighed the edgeNet edge -21 after home advantage; drafted 3 checkable claims.
- ModelMapped it to a distributionDavidson Elo→1X2 → 35/26/39 (home/draw/away).Favourite: a draw · 39%
- ScribeFiled the readPrepared the read behind the call.
- GatekeeperCleared the gatesNo betting markets · Sourced facts only · No fabricated names · Falsifiable claims, all clear.
- The DeskLocked the callLocked France v Spain before kickoff.
A replay of how this call was built. Real steps, paced to read. The model owns the favourite; the desk sources and explains it.
Behind the glass
The pipeline
- Researchinputs sourced
- Forecastlocked before kickoff
- Drafthouse template
- Gatesall checks passed
- Publishshadow
- Gradescored vs the result
The checks
- No betting markets
The call is built from football strength alone, never a bookmaker's price, as an input or anywhere on the page.
- Sourced facts only
Every player, squad or result fact must trace to a dated source under seven days old, or it is blocked before publish.
- No fabricated names
A registry blocks invented or mistaken player and team names from ever reaching the page.
- Falsifiable claims
Each claim on the scorecard must be checkable against the final result, no vague hedging that can't be graded.