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Lahti vs KPV Kokkola — Veikkausliiga 2018

Lahti
Lahti
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
KPV Kokkola
KPV Kokkola
8/4/2019VeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga · Round 18Lahden Stadion (Lahti)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 14+ matches

Lahti45%
×Draw25%
KPV Kokkola30%
✓ 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.

Lahti
1.56
KPV Kokkola
1.24

Lahti creates 26% more chances

Season form · 108 home / 14 away

creates per match

Lahti
1.26
KPV Kokkola
1.21

allows per match

Lahti
1.27
KPV Kokkola
1.86

finishing

Lahti+0.00on par
KPV Kokkola+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Over
  • Over53
  • Under47

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Lahti ↓

KPV Kokkola →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–18%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–112%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–26%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
77%23%2.5
53%47%3.5
31%69%4.5
15%85%

Double chance

Lahti or draw
70%
Lahti or KPV Kokkola
75%
Draw or KPV Kokkola
55%

Winning margin

Lahti wins by 2+
23%
KPV Kokkola wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Lahti 1+ goals
79%
Lahti 2+ goals
46%
Lahti 3+ goals
21%
KPV Kokkola 1+ goals
71%
KPV Kokkola 2+ goals
35%
KPV Kokkola 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Lahti (draw refunded)
60%
KPV Kokkola (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
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

Lahti at home — creates 1.26, concedes 1.27 · 108 matches

KPV Kokkola away — creates 1.21, concedes 1.86 · 14 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 1.26 + KPV Kokkola defence 1.86 → ÷2 → 1.56

KPV Kokkola attack 1.21 + Lahti defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.24

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 45%?"

Lahti scores more
45%
level
25%
KPV Kokkola scores more
30%

Lahti at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Lahti 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

Veikkausliiga: Lahti 1–0 KPV Kokkola

Lahti beat KPV Kokkola 1-0 in Veikkausliiga on August 4, 2019.

The match was played at Lahden Stadion (Lahti).