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FC Espoo vs SalPa — Kakkonen - Lohko B 2018

FC Espoo
FC Espoo
FT
2 – 5
HT: 2 – 1
SalPa
SalPa
10/4/2020Kakkonen - Lohko BKakkonen - Lohko B · Group B - 14Leppävaaran Stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

FC Espoo37%
×Draw23%
SalPa41%
✓ 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
1.67
SalPa
1.77

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 31 home / 53 away

creates per match

FC Espoo
1.97
SalPa
1.64

allows per match

FC Espoo
1.90
SalPa
1.38

finishing

FC Espoo+0.00on par
SalPa+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Over
  • Over67
  • Under33

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%Yes
  • Yes67
  • No33

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Espoo ↓

SalPa →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–03%
0–16%
0–25%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–05%
1–110%
1–28%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–04%
2–18%
2–27%
2–34%
2–42%
3
3–02%
3–14%
3–24%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
86%14%2.5
67%33%3.5
45%55%4.5
26%74%

Double chance

FC Espoo or draw
59%
FC Espoo or SalPa
77%
Draw or SalPa
63%

Winning margin

FC Espoo wins by 2+
18%
SalPa wins by 2+
21%

Team goals

FC Espoo 1+ goals
81%
FC Espoo 2+ goals
50%
FC Espoo 3+ goals
23%
SalPa 1+ goals
83%
SalPa 2+ goals
53%
SalPa 3+ goals
26%

Draw no bet

FC Espoo (draw refunded)
47%
SalPa (draw refunded)
53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
58%
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 home — creates 1.97, concedes 1.90 · 31 matches

SalPa away — creates 1.64, concedes 1.38 · 53 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 + SalPa defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.67

SalPa attack 1.64 + FC Espoo defence 1.90 → ÷2 → 1.77

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 41%?"

FC Espoo scores more
37%
level
23%
SalPa scores more
41%

SalPa at 41% 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 41% does not mean "SalPa 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

FC Espoo 2 – 5 SalPa

SalPa beat FC Espoo 5-2 in Kakkonen - Lohko B on October 4, 2020.

The match was played at Leppävaaran Stadion in Esbo.