Scoreo

HIFK Helsinki vs JäPSYkkönen 2018

HIFK Helsinki
HIFK Helsinki
FT
20
HT: 10
JäPS
JäPS
5/22/2023YkkönenYkkönen · Round 6Bolt Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 27+ matches

HIFK Helsinki57%
×Draw22%
JäPS21%
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
1.91
JäPS
1.07

HIFK Helsinki creates 79% more chances

Season form · 27 home / 27 away

creates per match

HIFK Helsinki
1.63
JäPS
1.19

allows per match

HIFK Helsinki
0.96
JäPS
2.19

finishing

HIFK Helsinki+0.00on par
JäPS+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

HIFK Helsinki

JäPS
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
015%
023%
031%
040%
1
1010%
1110%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
225%
232%
241%
3
306%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

HIFK Helsinki or draw
79%
HIFK Helsinki or JäPS
78%
Draw or JäPS
43%

Winning margin

HIFK Helsinki wins by 2+
33%
JäPS wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

HIFK Helsinki 1+ goals
85%
HIFK Helsinki 2+ goals
57%
HIFK Helsinki 3+ goals
30%
JäPS 1+ goals
66%
JäPS 2+ goals
29%
JäPS 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

HIFK Helsinki (draw refunded)
73%
JäPS (draw refunded)
27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
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

HIFK Helsinki at homecreates 1.63, concedes 0.96 · 27 matches

JäPS awaycreates 1.19, concedes 2.19 · 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

HIFK Helsinki attack 1.63 + JäPS defence 2.19 → ÷2 → 1.91

JäPS attack 1.19 + HIFK Helsinki defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 1.07

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 57%?"

HIFK Helsinki scores more
57%
level
22%
JäPS scores more
21%

HIFK Helsinki at 57% 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 57% does not mean "HIFK Helsinki 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: HIFK Helsinki vs JäPS

HIFK Helsinki beat JäPS 2-0 in Ykkönen on May 22, 2023.

The match was played at Bolt Arena in Helsinki.