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AC Oulu vs VPSYkkönen 2026

AC Oulu
AC Oulu
FT
10
HT: 00
VPS
VPS
L. Hertsi 46'
7/18/2020YkkönenYkkönen · Round 3Raatin stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 24+ matches

AC Oulu42%
×Draw26%
VPS32%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

AC Oulu
1.46
VPS
1.24

AC Oulu creates 18% more chances

Season form · 29 home / 24 away

creates per match

AC Oulu
1.45
VPS
1.63

allows per match

AC Oulu
0.86
VPS
1.46

finishing

AC Oulu+0.00on par
VPS+0.00on par

Total goals

Over: 51Under: 4951%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

Yes: 55No: 4555%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

AC Oulu

VPS
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1112%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
29%71%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

AC Oulu or draw
68%
AC Oulu or VPS
74%
Draw or VPS
58%

Winning margin

AC Oulu wins by 2+
20%
VPS wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

AC Oulu 1+ goals
77%
AC Oulu 2+ goals
43%
AC Oulu 3+ goals
18%
VPS 1+ goals
71%
VPS 2+ goals
35%
VPS 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

AC Oulu (draw refunded)
57%
VPS (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

AC Oulu at homecreates 1.45, concedes 0.86 · 29 matches

VPS awaycreates 1.63, concedes 1.46 · 24 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

AC Oulu attack 1.45 + VPS defence 1.46 → ÷2 → 1.46

VPS attack 1.63 + AC Oulu defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 1.24

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

AC Oulu scores more
42%
level
26%
VPS scores more
32%

AC Oulu at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "AC Oulu will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

AC
VPS
J. Ahola
Manager: J. Ahola
46'A. NurmelaS. Kurttila
67'J. KallinenJ. Aallikko
77'S. KarjalainenA. Heikkilä
89'Alexander JibrinD. Rantanen
C. Sund
Manager: C. Sund
56'F. GatambiyeS. Strandvall
62'J. AddaiA. Laatikainen
80'A. LehtimäkiS. Alanko

AC Oulu 1 – 0 VPS

AC Oulu beat VPS 1-0 in Ykkönen on July 18, 2020.

Goals: L. Hertsi (46').

The match was played at Raatin stadion in Oulu.