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Albania U17 vs Finland U17UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2022

Big match
38%
Finland U17
model favours
37%24%38%

Top-of-the-table clash — Albania U17 3 vs Finland U17 1

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
58%
over 2.5 goals
61%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 8+ matches

Albania U1737%
×Draw24%
Finland U1738%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% 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.

Albania U17
1.50
Finland U17
1.52

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 8 home / 18 away

creates per match

Albania U17
1.00
Finland U17
1.67

allows per match

Albania U17
1.38
Finland U17
2.00

finishing

Albania U17+0.00on par
Finland U17+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Albania U17

Finland U17
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
017%
026%
033%
041%
1
107%
1111%
128%
134%
142%
2
206%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

Albania U17 or draw
62%
Albania U17 or Finland U17
76%
Draw or Finland U17
63%

Winning margin

Albania U17 wins by 2+
18%
Finland U17 wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Albania U17 1+ goals
78%
Albania U17 2+ goals
44%
Albania U17 3+ goals
19%
Finland U17 1+ goals
78%
Finland U17 2+ goals
45%
Finland U17 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

Albania U17 (draw refunded)
49%
Finland U17 (draw refunded)
51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Albania U17 at homecreates 1.00, concedes 1.38 · 8 matches

Finland U17 awaycreates 1.67, concedes 2.00 · 18 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Albania U17 attack 1.00 + Finland U17 defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 1.50

Finland U17 attack 1.67 + Albania U17 defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.52

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 38%?"

Albania U17 scores more
37%
level
24%
Finland U17 scores more
38%

Finland U17 at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Finland U17 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.

Match Insights

  • Albania U17 and Finland U17 have never met before

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Form
U17
LWLDL
U17
WDDWD

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Preview: Albania U17 host Finland U17

November 17, 2026: Albania U17 take on Finland U17 in UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.

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