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HIK vs Esbjerg — 2nd Division - Group 1 2018

HIK
HIK
FT
1 – 4
HT: 1 – 2
Esbjerg
Esbjerg
11/18/20232nd Division - Group 12nd Division - Group 1 · Round 16Gentofte Sportspark Vest

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 31+ matches

HIK28%
×Draw23%
Esbjerg49%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% 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.

HIK
1.29
Esbjerg
1.80

Esbjerg creates 40% more chances

Season form · 82 home / 31 away

creates per match

HIK
1.39
Esbjerg
2.03

allows per match

HIK
1.57
Esbjerg
1.19

finishing

HIK+0.00on par
Esbjerg+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Over
  • Over60
  • Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

HIK ↓

Esbjerg →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–18%
0–27%
0–34%
0–42%
1
1–06%
1–111%
1–210%
1–36%
1–43%
2
2–04%
2–17%
2–26%
2–34%
2–42%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–23%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
81%19%2.5
60%40%3.5
37%63%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

HIK or draw
51%
HIK or Esbjerg
77%
Draw or Esbjerg
72%

Winning margin

HIK wins by 2+
12%
Esbjerg wins by 2+
27%

Team goals

HIK 1+ goals
72%
HIK 2+ goals
37%
HIK 3+ goals
14%
Esbjerg 1+ goals
83%
Esbjerg 2+ goals
54%
Esbjerg 3+ goals
27%

Draw no bet

HIK (draw refunded)
36%
Esbjerg (draw refunded)
64%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
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

HIK at home — creates 1.39, concedes 1.57 · 82 matches

Esbjerg away — creates 2.03, concedes 1.19 · 31 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

HIK attack 1.39 + Esbjerg defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.29

Esbjerg attack 2.03 + HIK defence 1.57 → ÷2 → 1.80

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 49%?"

HIK scores more
28%
level
23%
Esbjerg scores more
49%

Esbjerg at 49% 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 49% does not mean "Esbjerg 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

2nd Division - Group 1: HIK 1–4 Esbjerg

Esbjerg beat HIK 4-1 in 2nd Division - Group 1 on November 18, 2023.

The match was played at Gentofte Sportspark Vest in Gentofte.