• At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
• At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
• At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
• Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

• Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
• Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
• The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
• The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.