HIFK Helsinki 0–2 MP: Result & Stats | Ykkönen

HIFK Helsinki

FT

0 – 2

HT: 0 – 1

MP

O. Ruoppi 64'

J. Luyeye-Lutumba 30'

4/21/2023

Ykkönen · Round 2Bolt Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 27+ matches

HIFK Helsinki48%

×Draw24%

MP28%

✓ 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.

HIFK HelsinkiExpected goals in this matchMP

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.

1.67

1.21

HIFK Helsinki

1.67

MP

1.21

HIFK Helsinki creates 38% more chances

Season form · 27 home / 64 away

1.63

creates per match

1.45

0.96

allows per match

1.72

creates per match

HIFK Helsinki

1.63

MP

1.45

allows per match

HIFK Helsinki

0.96

MP

1.72

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

HIFK Helsinki+0.00on par

MP+0.00on par

Total goals

Over55
Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes57
No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

HIFK Helsinki ↓

MP →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–06%

0–17%

0–24%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–111%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–26%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–31%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

94%6%1.5

78%22%2.5

55%45%3.5

32%68%4.5

16%84%

Double chance

HIFK Helsinki or draw

72%

HIFK Helsinki or MP

76%

Draw or MP

52%

Winning margin

HIFK Helsinki wins by 2+

25%

MP wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

HIFK Helsinki 1+ goals

81%

HIFK Helsinki 2+ goals

50%

HIFK Helsinki 3+ goals

23%

MP 1+ goals

70%

MP 2+ goals

34%

MP 3+ goals

12%

Draw no bet

HIFK Helsinki (draw refunded)

63%

MP (draw refunded)

37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

46%

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

HIFK Helsinki at home — creates 1.63, concedes 0.96 · 27 matches

MP away — creates 1.45, concedes 1.72 · 64 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 + MP defence 1.72 → ÷2 → 1.67

MP attack 1.45 + HIFK Helsinki defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 1.21

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 48%?"

HIFK Helsinki scores more

48%

level

24%

MP scores more

28%

HIFK Helsinki at 48% 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 48% 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.

Match Events

30'

J. Luyeye-Lutumba

46'

S. Tukiainen← A. Wahlman

50'

64'

70'

70'

70'

A. Babatunde← E. Ylönen

77'

A. Hyppönen← M. Ahadi

81'

N. Leinonen← J. Kuismala

90+7'

S. Holtta

90+7'

A. Ulmanen

90+6'

A. Bamijoko← M. Hänninen

HIFK

MP

1

7

15

2

26

▼

Kuismala

11

Lehtonen

21

⚽

Luyeye-Lu

20

Orjala

27

⚽

Ruoppi

16

Stenius

23

▼

Ylönen

31

Tiainen

23

Arajuuri

18

▼

Hänninen

25

Pasi

4

▼

Äijö

6

Malolo

13

Järvinen

30

▼

Pallas

9

Ulmanen

10

▼

Ahadi

19

▼

Wahlman

Manager: S. Okkonen

46'▲S. Tukiainen←▼A. Wahlman

70'▲R. Azodo←▼E. Pallas

70'▲M. Coker←▼I. Äijö

77'▲A. Hyppönen←▼M. Ahadi

90+6'▲A. Bamijoko←▼M. Hänninen

HIFK Helsinki substitutes

44Tukiainen7Azodo24Coker16Hyppönen5Bamijoko1Jammeh3Hackspik

Manager: J. Pasoja

70'▲A. Babatunde←▼E. Ylönen

81'▲N. Leinonen←▼J. Kuismala

MP substitutes

19Babatunde8Leinonen9Kerminen10Avdi12Uronen17Nikulainen77Juntunen