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KuPS Akatemia vs VIFKKakkonen - Lohko C 2018

KuPS Akatemia
KuPS Akatemia
FT
20
HT: 10
VIFK
VIFK

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

KuPS Akatemia60%
×Draw21%
VIFK19%
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.

KuPS Akatemia
1.98
VIFK
1.00

KuPS Akatemia creates 98% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 72 away

creates per match

KuPS Akatemia
2.00
VIFK
1.36

allows per match

KuPS Akatemia
0.64
VIFK
1.97

finishing

KuPS Akatemia+0.00on par
VIFK+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

KuPS Akatemia

VIFK
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
015%
023%
031%
040%
1
1010%
1110%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
307%
317%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
57%43%3.5
35%65%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

KuPS Akatemia or draw
81%
KuPS Akatemia or VIFK
79%
Draw or VIFK
40%

Winning margin

KuPS Akatemia wins by 2+
36%
VIFK wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

KuPS Akatemia 1+ goals
86%
KuPS Akatemia 2+ goals
59%
KuPS Akatemia 3+ goals
31%
VIFK 1+ goals
63%
VIFK 2+ goals
26%
VIFK 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

KuPS Akatemia (draw refunded)
76%
VIFK (draw refunded)
24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

KuPS Akatemia at homecreates 2.00, concedes 0.64 · 11 matches

VIFK awaycreates 1.36, concedes 1.97 · 72 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

KuPS Akatemia attack 2.00 + VIFK defence 1.97 → ÷2 → 1.98

VIFK attack 1.36 + KuPS Akatemia defence 0.64 → ÷2 → 1.00

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 60%?"

KuPS Akatemia scores more
60%
level
21%
VIFK scores more
19%

KuPS Akatemia at 60% 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 60% does not mean "KuPS 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

KuPS Akatemia 2 – 0 VIFK

KuPS Akatemia beat VIFK 2-0 in Kakkonen - Lohko C on June 10, 2023.

The match was played at Väre Areena in Kuopio.