Ho Chi Minh vs Ulsan Hyundai FC — Friendlies Clubs 2026
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Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 3+ matches
Ho Chi Minh28%
Ulsan Hyundai FC44%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
Ulsan Hyundai FC creates 33% more chances
Season form · 3 home / 3 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under59
- Over41
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No54
- Yes46
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Ho Chi Minh ↓
Most likely 0–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Winning margin
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Ho Chi Minh at home — creates 0.67, concedes 1.00 · 3 matches
Ulsan Hyundai FC away — creates 1.67, concedes 1.33 · 3 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Ho Chi Minh attack 0.67 + Ulsan Hyundai FC defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.00
Ulsan Hyundai FC attack 1.67 + Ho Chi Minh defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.33
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 44%?"
Ulsan Hyundai FC 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 "Ulsan Hyundai FC 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
Head to Head
Ho Chi Minh host Ulsan Hyundai FC on Friday, 17 January 2020 at 12:30. The match is part of the Friendlies Clubs 2026/2027 season.
Match Recap: Ho Chi Minh vs Ulsan Hyundai FC
Ulsan Hyundai FC beat Ho Chi Minh 1-0 in Friendlies Clubs on January 17, 2020.