adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
as expected; as predicted
Used adverbially or with の to describe a situation that matches prior expectations or predictions.
As expected, the match turned into a close contest.
Nobody was surprised at the result, which was as predicted.
The result turned out just as expected.
Just as I predicted, it started to rain.
The way the match unfolded was exactly as I had predicted.