Lahti 1–4 HJK Helsinki: Result & Stats | Suomen Cup

Lahti

FT

1 – 4

HT: 0 – 2

HJK Helsinki

2/23/2019

Suomen Cup · Group Stage - 4Mukkulan halli (Lahti)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

Lahti20%

×Draw22%

HJK Helsinki58%

✓ 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.

LahtiExpected goals in this matchHJK Helsinki

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.

1.08

1.99

Lahti

1.08

HJK Helsinki

1.99

HJK Helsinki creates 84% more chances

Season form · 12 home / 17 away

1.58

creates per match

2.65

1.33

allows per match

0.59

creates per match

Lahti

1.58

HJK Helsinki

2.65

allows per match

Lahti

1.33

HJK Helsinki

0.59

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Lahti+0.00on par

HJK Helsinki+0.00on par

Total goals

Over59
Under41

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes57
No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Lahti ↓

HJK Helsinki →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–05%

0–19%

0–29%

0–36%

0–43%

1

1–05%

1–110%

1–210%

1–37%

1–43%

2

2–03%

2–15%

2–25%

2–34%

2–42%

3

3–01%

3–12%

3–22%

3–31%

3–41%

4

4–00%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

95%5%1.5

81%19%2.5

59%41%3.5

37%63%4.5

19%81%

Double chance

Lahti or draw

42%

Lahti or HJK Helsinki

78%

Draw or HJK Helsinki

80%

Winning margin

Lahti wins by 2+

7%

HJK Helsinki wins by 2+

35%

Team goals

Lahti 1+ goals

66%

Lahti 2+ goals

29%

Lahti 3+ goals

10%

HJK Helsinki 1+ goals

86%

HJK Helsinki 2+ goals

59%

HJK Helsinki 3+ goals

32%

Draw no bet

Lahti (draw refunded)

26%

HJK Helsinki (draw refunded)

74%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

47%

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

Lahti at home — creates 1.58, concedes 1.33 · 12 matches

HJK Helsinki away — creates 2.65, concedes 0.59 · 17 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Lahti attack 1.58 + HJK Helsinki defence 0.59 → ÷2 → 1.08

HJK Helsinki attack 2.65 + Lahti defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.99

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 58%?"

Lahti scores more

20%

level

22%

HJK Helsinki scores more

58%

HJK Helsinki at 58% 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 58% does not mean "HJK Helsinki 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