Scoreo

Ilves vs HonkaVeikkausliiga 2018

Ilves
Ilves
FT
41
HT: 21
Honka
Honka
11/4/2020VeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga · Round 22Ratinan Stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 84+ matches

Ilves40%
×Draw26%
Honka33%
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.

Ilves
1.38
Honka
1.23

Ilves creates 12% more chances

Season form · 120 home / 84 away

creates per match

Ilves
1.63
Honka
1.29

allows per match

Ilves
1.17
Honka
1.14

finishing

Ilves+0.00on par
Honka+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ilves

Honka
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
026%
032%
041%
1
1010%
1112%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
27%73%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Ilves or draw
67%
Ilves or Honka
74%
Draw or Honka
60%

Winning margin

Ilves wins by 2+
19%
Honka wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Ilves 1+ goals
75%
Ilves 2+ goals
40%
Ilves 3+ goals
16%
Honka 1+ goals
71%
Honka 2+ goals
35%
Honka 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Ilves (draw refunded)
55%
Honka (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Ilves at homecreates 1.63, concedes 1.17 · 120 matches

Honka awaycreates 1.29, concedes 1.14 · 84 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Ilves attack 1.63 + Honka defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 1.38

Honka attack 1.29 + Ilves defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.23

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 40%?"

Ilves scores more
40%
level
26%
Honka scores more
33%

Ilves at 40% 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 40% 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Ilves 4 – 1 Honka

Ilves beat Honka 4-1 in Veikkausliiga on November 4, 2020.

The match was played at Ratinan Stadion in Tammerfors.