HJK Helsinki 1–1 Honka: Result & Stats | Suomen Cup

HJK Helsinki

FT

1 – 1

HT: 1 – 0

Honka

5/30/2023

Suomen Cup · 5th RoundBolt Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 18+ matches

HJK Helsinki44%

×Draw23%

Honka33%

✓ 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.

HJK HelsinkiExpected goals in this matchHonka

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.

1.73

1.48

HJK Helsinki

1.73

Honka

1.48

HJK Helsinki creates 17% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 18 away

2.63

creates per match

2.17

0.79

allows per match

0.83

creates per match

HJK Helsinki

2.63

Honka

2.17

allows per match

HJK Helsinki

0.79

Honka

0.83

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

HJK Helsinki+0.00on par

Honka+0.00on par

Total goals

Over62
Under38

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes63
No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

HJK Helsinki ↓

Honka →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–04%

0–16%

0–24%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–07%

1–110%

1–28%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–19%

2–27%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–15%

3–24%

3–32%

3–41%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–22%

4–31%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

96%4%1.5

83%17%2.5

62%38%3.5

40%60%4.5

22%78%

Double chance

HJK Helsinki or draw

67%

HJK Helsinki or Honka

77%

Draw or Honka

56%

Winning margin

HJK Helsinki wins by 2+

23%

Honka wins by 2+

15%

Team goals

HJK Helsinki 1+ goals

82%

HJK Helsinki 2+ goals

52%

HJK Helsinki 3+ goals

25%

Honka 1+ goals

77%

Honka 2+ goals

43%

Honka 3+ goals

19%

Draw no bet

HJK Helsinki (draw refunded)

57%

Honka (draw refunded)

43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

53%

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

HJK Helsinki at home — creates 2.63, concedes 0.79 · 19 matches

Honka away — creates 2.17, concedes 0.83 · 18 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

HJK Helsinki attack 2.63 + Honka defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 1.73

Honka attack 2.17 + HJK Helsinki defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 1.48

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 44%?"

HJK Helsinki scores more

44%

level

23%

Honka scores more

33%

HJK Helsinki at 44% 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 44% does not mean "HJK 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