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HJK U19 vs Malmö FF U19UEFA Youth League 2018

HJK U19
HJK U19
FT
12
HT: 02
Malmö FF U19
Malmö FF U19
D. Ezeh 71'
A. Ghita 24', 18'
10/25/2023UEFA Youth LeagueUEFA Youth League · 1st RoundBolt Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 4+ matches

HJK U1958%
×Draw20%
Malmö FF U1922%
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.

HJK U19
2.33
Malmö FF U19
1.38

HJK U19 creates 69% more chances

Season form · 6 home / 4 away

creates per match

HJK U19
1.67
Malmö FF U19
1.75

allows per match

HJK U19
1.00
Malmö FF U19
3.00

finishing

HJK U19+0.00on par
Malmö FF U19+0.00on par

Total goals

71%Over
  • Over71
  • Under29

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

67%Yes
  • Yes67
  • No33

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

HJK U19

Malmö FF U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
013%
022%
031%
040%
1
106%
118%
125%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
305%
317%
325%
332%
341%
4
403%
414%
423%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 91% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
88%12%2.5
71%29%3.5
50%50%4.5
31%69%

Double chance

HJK U19 or draw
78%
HJK U19 or Malmö FF U19
80%
Draw or Malmö FF U19
42%

Winning margin

HJK U19 wins by 2+
37%
Malmö FF U19 wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

HJK U19 1+ goals
90%
HJK U19 2+ goals
67%
HJK U19 3+ goals
41%
Malmö FF U19 1+ goals
75%
Malmö FF U19 2+ goals
40%
Malmö FF U19 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

HJK U19 (draw refunded)
73%
Malmö FF U19 (draw refunded)
27%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
60%
Both score & under 3
8%

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 U19 at homecreates 1.67, concedes 1.00 · 6 matches

Malmö FF U19 awaycreates 1.75, concedes 3.00 · 4 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 U19 attack 1.67 + Malmö FF U19 defence 3.00 → ÷2 → 2.33

Malmö FF U19 attack 1.75 + HJK U19 defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.38

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 58%?"

HJK U19 scores more
58%
level
20%
Malmö FF U19 scores more
22%

HJK U19 at 58% 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 58% does not mean "HJK U19 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.

HJK
Malmö
M. Nuutinen
Manager: M. Nuutinen
77'O. HannulaD. Ezeh
77'K. HardénA. Toivonen
90+3'J. LietsaS. Silander
M. Westerberg
Manager: M. Westerberg
60'V. JeppssonW. Persson
72'A. TempelaarJ. Shamoun

Malmö FF U19 substitutes

UEFA Youth League: HJK U19 1–2 Malmö FF U19

Malmö FF U19 beat HJK U19 2-1 in UEFA Youth League on October 25, 2023.

Goals: A. Ghita (18', 24'), D. Ezeh (71').

The match was played at Bolt Arena in Helsinki.