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FC Espoo vs Honka AkatemiaKakkonen - Lohko B 2018

FC Espoo
FC Espoo
FT
30
HT: 20
Honka Akatemia
Honka Akatemia
5/27/2018Kakkonen - Lohko BKakkonen - Lohko B · Round 5Leppävaaran Stadion (Espoo (Esbo))

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

FC Espoo37%
×Draw23%
Honka Akatemia40%
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.

FC Espoo
1.64
Honka Akatemia
1.73

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 31 home / 56 away

creates per match

FC Espoo
1.97
Honka Akatemia
1.57

allows per match

FC Espoo
1.90
Honka Akatemia
1.30

finishing

FC Espoo+0.00on par
Honka Akatemia+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Over
  • Over65
  • Under35

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Espoo

Honka Akatemia
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
016%
025%
033%
041%
1
106%
1110%
128%
135%
142%
2
205%
218%
227%
234%
242%
3
303%
314%
324%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
65%35%3.5
43%57%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

FC Espoo or draw
60%
FC Espoo or Honka Akatemia
77%
Draw or Honka Akatemia
63%

Winning margin

FC Espoo wins by 2+
18%
Honka Akatemia wins by 2+
21%

Team goals

FC Espoo 1+ goals
81%
FC Espoo 2+ goals
49%
FC Espoo 3+ goals
23%
Honka Akatemia 1+ goals
82%
Honka Akatemia 2+ goals
52%
Honka Akatemia 3+ goals
25%

Draw no bet

FC Espoo (draw refunded)
48%
Honka Akatemia (draw refunded)
52%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
56%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

FC Espoo at homecreates 1.97, concedes 1.90 · 31 matches

Honka Akatemia awaycreates 1.57, concedes 1.30 · 56 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

FC Espoo attack 1.97 + Honka Akatemia defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.64

Honka Akatemia attack 1.57 + FC Espoo defence 1.90 → ÷2 → 1.73

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 40%?"

FC Espoo scores more
37%
level
23%
Honka Akatemia scores more
40%

Honka Akatemia at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Honka Akatemia 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

Match Recap: FC Espoo vs Honka Akatemia

FC Espoo beat Honka Akatemia 3-0 in Kakkonen - Lohko B on May 27, 2018.

The match was played at Leppävaaran Stadion (Espoo (Esbo)).