Ilves vs HJK Helsinki — Veikkausliiga 2018
HJK Helsinki score first in only 35% of matches
brightest fact of this match
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 5+ matches
Ilves38%
HJK Helsinki38%✓ 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.
Both teams create about equally
Season form · 7 home / 5 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over64
- Under36
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes65
- No35
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Ilves ↓
Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines
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Total goals
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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
Ilves at home — creates 1.66, concedes 1.20 · 7 matches
HJK Helsinki away — creates 2.10, concedes 1.65 · 5 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Ilves attack 1.66 + HJK Helsinki defence 1.65 → ÷2 → 1.65
HJK Helsinki attack 2.10 + Ilves defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.65
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 38%?"
Ilves at 38% 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 38% does not mean "Ilves 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.
Match Insights
- Both sides lean high-scoring (69% and 66% over 2.5)
- 69% of Ilves’s matches go over 2.5 goals
- Both teams score in 72% of Ilves’s matches
- 66% of HJK Helsinki’s matches go over 2.5 goals
- Ilves win just 38% against the top half (vs 70% against the bottom)
- 39% of HJK Helsinki’s goals come after the 75th minute
Based on historical data — not a prediction.
Style Matchup
Similar stylesHead-to-head
10 previous meetings
Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Ilves host HJK Helsinki on Monday, 31 August 2026 at 16:00. The match is part of the Veikkausliiga 2018/2019 season.
Preview: Ilves host HJK Helsinki
August 31, 2026: Ilves take on HJK Helsinki in Veikkausliiga. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.
Ilves host HJK Helsinki at Tammelan Stadion.
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