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Honka vs VJS — Kakkonen - Lohko B 2018

Honka
Honka
FT
1 – 4
HT: 0 – 1
VJS
VJS
7/17/2024Kakkonen - Lohko BKakkonen - Lohko B · Group B - 13Tapiolan Urheilupuisto

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 20+ matches

Honka50%
×Draw22%
VJS28%
✓ 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.

Honka
1.99
VJS
1.43

Honka creates 39% more chances

Season form · 20 home / 33 away

creates per match

Honka
2.10
VJS
1.55

allows per match

Honka
1.30
VJS
1.88

finishing

Honka+0.00on par
VJS+0.00on par

Total goals

66%Over
  • Over66
  • Under34

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

66%Yes
  • Yes66
  • No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Honka ↓

VJS →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–03%
0–15%
0–23%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–07%
1–19%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–27%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–16%
3–24%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–02%
4–13%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
66%34%3.5
44%56%4.5
26%74%

Double chance

Honka or draw
72%
Honka or VJS
78%
Draw or VJS
50%

Winning margin

Honka wins by 2+
29%
VJS wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Honka 1+ goals
86%
Honka 2+ goals
59%
Honka 3+ goals
32%
VJS 1+ goals
76%
VJS 2+ goals
42%
VJS 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

Honka (draw refunded)
65%
VJS (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
56%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Honka at home — creates 2.10, concedes 1.30 · 20 matches

VJS away — creates 1.55, concedes 1.88 · 33 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Honka attack 2.10 + VJS defence 1.88 → ÷2 → 1.99

VJS attack 1.55 + Honka defence 1.30 → ÷2 → 1.43

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 50%?"

Honka scores more
50%
level
22%
VJS scores more
28%

Honka at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Honka 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

Honka 1 – 4 VJS

VJS beat Honka 4-1 in Kakkonen - Lohko B on July 17, 2024.

The match was played at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto in Esbo.