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FF Jaro vs KPV KokkolaYkkönen 2018

FF Jaro
FF Jaro
FT
13
HT: 01
KPV Kokkola
KPV Kokkola
5/5/2018YkkönenYkkönen · Round 2Jakobstads Centralplan (Pietarsaaren Keskuskenttä) (Pietarsaari (Jacobstad))

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

FF Jaro49%
×Draw24%
KPV Kokkola27%
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.

FF Jaro
1.71
KPV Kokkola
1.21

FF Jaro creates 41% more chances

Season form · 81 home / 13 away

creates per match

FF Jaro
1.95
KPV Kokkola
1.15

allows per match

FF Jaro
1.26
KPV Kokkola
1.46

finishing

FF Jaro+0.00on par
KPV Kokkola+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FF Jaro

KPV Kokkola
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
017%
024%
032%
040%
1
109%
1111%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
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
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

FF Jaro or draw
73%
FF Jaro or KPV Kokkola
76%
Draw or KPV Kokkola
51%

Winning margin

FF Jaro wins by 2+
26%
KPV Kokkola wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

FF Jaro 1+ goals
82%
FF Jaro 2+ goals
51%
FF Jaro 3+ goals
24%
KPV Kokkola 1+ goals
70%
KPV Kokkola 2+ goals
34%
KPV Kokkola 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

FF Jaro (draw refunded)
64%
KPV Kokkola (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

FF Jaro at homecreates 1.95, concedes 1.26 · 81 matches

KPV Kokkola awaycreates 1.15, concedes 1.46 · 13 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

FF Jaro attack 1.95 + KPV Kokkola defence 1.46 → ÷2 → 1.71

KPV Kokkola attack 1.15 + FF Jaro defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.21

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 49%?"

FF Jaro scores more
49%
level
24%
KPV Kokkola scores more
27%

FF Jaro at 49% 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 49% does not mean "FF Jaro 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Ykkönen: FF Jaro 1–3 KPV Kokkola

KPV Kokkola beat FF Jaro 3-1 in Ykkönen on May 5, 2018.

The match was played at Jakobstads Centralplan (Pietarsaaren Keskuskenttä) (Pietarsaari (Jacobstad)).