Scoreo

FF Jaro vs HIFK HelsinkiYkkönen 2018

FF Jaro
FF Jaro
FT
30
HT: 20
HIFK Helsinki
HIFK Helsinki
8/13/2023YkkönenYkkönen · Round 19Jakobstads Centralplan

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 27+ matches

FF Jaro44%
×Draw24%
HIFK Helsinki32%
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
1.63
HIFK Helsinki
1.37

FF Jaro creates 19% more chances

Season form · 81 home / 27 away

creates per match

FF Jaro
1.95
HIFK Helsinki
1.48

allows per match

FF Jaro
1.26
HIFK Helsinki
1.30

finishing

FF Jaro+0.00on par
HIFK Helsinki+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FF Jaro

HIFK Helsinki
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
017%
025%
032%
041%
1
108%
1111%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
304%
315%
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
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

FF Jaro or draw
68%
FF Jaro or HIFK Helsinki
76%
Draw or HIFK Helsinki
56%

Winning margin

FF Jaro wins by 2+
22%
HIFK Helsinki wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

FF Jaro 1+ goals
80%
FF Jaro 2+ goals
48%
FF Jaro 3+ goals
22%
HIFK Helsinki 1+ goals
75%
HIFK Helsinki 2+ goals
40%
HIFK Helsinki 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

FF Jaro (draw refunded)
57%
HIFK Helsinki (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
49%
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

HIFK Helsinki awaycreates 1.48, concedes 1.30 · 27 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 + HIFK Helsinki defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.63

HIFK Helsinki attack 1.48 + FF Jaro defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.37

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 44%?"

FF Jaro scores more
44%
level
24%
HIFK Helsinki scores more
32%

FF Jaro at 44% 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 44% 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

FF Jaro 3 – 0 HIFK Helsinki

FF Jaro beat HIFK Helsinki 3-0 in Ykkönen on August 13, 2023.

The match was played at Jakobstads Centralplan in Jacobstad.