Scoreo

HIFK Helsinki vs IlvesVeikkausliiga 2018

HIFK Helsinki
HIFK Helsinki
FT
03
HT: 01
Ilves
Ilves
P. Loa 77', 29'
T. Ollila 67' (pen)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 51+ matches

HIFK Helsinki30%
×Draw25%
Ilves45%
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.

HIFK Helsinki
1.25
Ilves
1.60

Ilves creates 28% more chances

Season form · 51 home / 118 away

creates per match

HIFK Helsinki
1.08
Ilves
1.50

allows per match

HIFK Helsinki
1.71
Ilves
1.41

finishing

HIFK Helsinki+0.00on par
Ilves+0.00on par

Total goals

54%Over
  • Over54
  • Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

HIFK Helsinki

Ilves
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
019%
027%
034%
042%
1
107%
1112%
129%
135%
142%
2
205%
217%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
54%46%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

HIFK Helsinki or draw
55%
HIFK Helsinki or Ilves
75%
Draw or Ilves
70%

Winning margin

HIFK Helsinki wins by 2+
13%
Ilves wins by 2+
23%

Team goals

HIFK Helsinki 1+ goals
71%
HIFK Helsinki 2+ goals
36%
HIFK Helsinki 3+ goals
13%
Ilves 1+ goals
80%
Ilves 2+ goals
47%
Ilves 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

HIFK Helsinki (draw refunded)
40%
Ilves (draw refunded)
60%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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

HIFK Helsinki at homecreates 1.08, concedes 1.71 · 51 matches

Ilves awaycreates 1.50, concedes 1.41 · 118 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

HIFK Helsinki attack 1.08 + Ilves defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.25

Ilves attack 1.50 + HIFK Helsinki defence 1.71 → ÷2 → 1.60

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 45%?"

HIFK Helsinki scores more
30%
level
25%
Ilves scores more
45%

Ilves at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Ilves 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.

Possession

61%HIFK

Shots

11HIFK

Statistics

HIFKIlves
Overview
61%Possession39%
11Total Shots9
12Corners4
9Fouls19
Shots
11Total Shots9
3On Target5
8Off Target4
Passing
61%Possession39%
Goalkeeping
2Saves3
Discipline
9Fouls19
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides1

HIFK Helsinki 0 – 3 Ilves

Ilves beat HIFK Helsinki 3-0 in Veikkausliiga on October 31, 2021.

Goals: P. Loa (29', 77'), T. Ollila (67' pen).

HIFK Helsinki controlled possession (61%) and registered 11 shots to 9.

The match was played at Bolt Arena in Helsinki.