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Helsingborg vs Osters IF — Superettan 2018

Helsingborg
Helsingborg
FT
4 – 1
HT: 2 – 1
Osters IF
Osters IF
4/3/2026SuperettanSuperettan · Round 1Olympia

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 83+ matches

Helsingborg43%
×Draw26%
Osters IF31%
✓ 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.

Helsingborg
1.45
Osters IF
1.19

Helsingborg creates 22% more chances

Season form · 83 home / 112 away

creates per match

Helsingborg
1.54
Osters IF
1.35

allows per match

Helsingborg
1.02
Osters IF
1.36

finishing

Helsingborg+0.00on par
Osters IF+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Helsingborg ↓

Osters IF →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–112%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Helsingborg or draw
69%
Helsingborg or Osters IF
74%
Draw or Osters IF
57%

Winning margin

Helsingborg wins by 2+
21%
Osters IF wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Helsingborg 1+ goals
77%
Helsingborg 2+ goals
42%
Helsingborg 3+ goals
18%
Osters IF 1+ goals
70%
Osters IF 2+ goals
33%
Osters IF 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Helsingborg (draw refunded)
58%
Osters IF (draw refunded)
42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Helsingborg at home — creates 1.54, concedes 1.02 · 83 matches

Osters IF away — creates 1.35, concedes 1.36 · 112 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Helsingborg attack 1.54 + Osters IF defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.45

Osters IF attack 1.35 + Helsingborg defence 1.02 → ÷2 → 1.19

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 43%?"

Helsingborg scores more
43%
level
26%
Osters IF scores more
31%

Helsingborg at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Helsingborg 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: Helsingborg vs Osters IF

Helsingborg beat Osters IF 4-1 in Superettan on April 3, 2026.

The match was played at Olympia in Helsingborg.