Honka 5–1 Honka Akatemia: Result & Stats

Honka

5 – 1

HT: 2 – 1

Honka Akatemia

6/21/2023

Suomen Cup · 6th RoundTapiolan Urheilupuisto

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Honka26%

×Draw19%

Honka Akatemia56%

✓ 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.

HonkaExpected goals in this matchHonka Akatemia

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.

1.77

2.64

Honka

1.77

Honka Akatemia

2.64

Honka Akatemia creates 49% more chances

Season form · 18 home / 5 away

1.33

creates per match

4.00

1.28

allows per match

2.20

creates per match

Honka

1.33

Honka Akatemia

4.00

allows per match

Honka

1.28

Honka Akatemia

2.20

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Honka+0.00on par

Honka Akatemia+0.00on par

Total goals

Over81
Under19

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes77
No23

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Honka ↓

Honka Akatemia →

0–01%

0–13%

0–24%

0–34%

0–43%

1–02%

1–16%

1–28%

1–37%

1–44%

2–02%

2–15%

2–27%

2–36%

2–44%

3–01%

3–13%

3–24%

3–34%

3–42%

4–01%

4–11%

4–22%

4–32%

4–41%

Most likely 1–2 (8%) · grid covers 86% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

99%1%1.5

93%7%2.5

81%19%3.5

63%37%4.5

44%56%

Double chance

Honka or draw

44%

Honka or Honka Akatemia

81%

Draw or Honka Akatemia

74%

Winning margin

Honka wins by 2+

12%

Honka Akatemia wins by 2+

36%

Team goals

Honka 1+ goals

83%

Honka 2+ goals

53%

Honka 3+ goals

26%

Honka Akatemia 1+ goals

93%

Honka Akatemia 2+ goals

74%

Honka Akatemia 3+ goals

48%

Draw no bet

Honka (draw refunded)

31%

Honka Akatemia (draw refunded)

69%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

71%

Both score & under 3

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

Honka at home — creates 1.33, concedes 1.28 · 18 matches

Honka Akatemia away — creates 4.00, concedes 2.20 · 5 matches

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

Expected goals for this match

Honka attack 1.33 + Honka Akatemia defence 2.20 → ÷2 → 1.77

Honka Akatemia attack 4.00 + Honka defence 1.28 → ÷2 → 2.64

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 56%?"

Honka scores more

26%

level

19%

Honka Akatemia scores more

56%

Honka Akatemia at 56% 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 56% does not mean "Honka Akatemia 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