The phrase "contrary to the predictions" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing outcomes or results that differ from what was expected or forecasted.
Example: "Contrary to the predictions made by the analysts, the company's profits increased significantly this quarter."
Alternatives: "in opposition to the forecasts" or "against the expectations".
It is well-known that, contrary to the predictions based on classical theory, surface elasticity theory predicts Love waves can propagate in a homogeneous isotropic elastic fcc half-space and is dispersive.
Contrary to the predictions based on classical theory, surface elasticity theory predicts that Love waves can propagate:(a) in an elastic half-space without the over-layer, and (b) in the layer-substrate system when the shear wave velocity of the layer is greater than that of the substrate.
Contrary to the predictions of doom, it hasn't collapsed under the weight of its own complications.
Again and again Mr. Kurtz shows the market moving contrary to the predictions of the most visible television reporters and analysts.
Dog-walkers held umbrellas that maintained their shape against the wind as their charges splashed around in the mud, contrary to the predictions of some radio forecasters.
Contrary to the predictions of some economists, poaching slowed down as a result (although the ruthless treatment of poachers in Kenya, at the hands of that country's wildlife service, also had some deterrent effect).
Indeed, contrary to the prediction, the bereaved girls had slightly fewer children over the course of their life 1.43 on average compared with 1.73.
Note that these positive effects are contrary to the prediction made by Pan and Postle (1996) for micro-fibers embedded in the matrix.
This result is contrary to the prediction based on self-presentation literature, that participants would select more flattering images of themselves than of other people.
With this protocol it turned out that – contrary to the prediction of the extrapolation model – the perceived location of the flash relative to the ring is independent of the initial (pre-flash) trajectory.
Yet, contrary to the prediction, anticipated guilt, a motivation factor, did not help in heightening spillover among pro-environmental behaviors, at least between past recycling behavior and green apparel shopping behaviors.
