Malmo FF 5–2 IFK Norrkoping: Result & Stats

Malmo FF

FT

5 – 2

HT: 1 – 1

IFK Norrkoping

3/10/2024

Svenska Cupen · Quarter-finalsEleda Stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 17+ matches

Malmo FF50%

×Draw20%

IFK Norrkoping30%

✓ 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.

Malmo FFExpected goals in this matchIFK Norrkoping

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.

2.29

1.75

Malmo FF

2.29

IFK Norrkoping

1.75

Malmo FF creates 31% more chances

Season form · 17 home / 20 away

3.24

creates per match

2.85

0.65

allows per match

1.35

creates per match

Malmo FF

3.24

IFK Norrkoping

2.85

allows per match

Malmo FF

0.65

IFK Norrkoping

1.35

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Malmo FF+0.00on par

IFK Norrkoping+0.00on par

Total goals

Over77
Under23

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes74
No26

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Malmo FF ↓

IFK Norrkoping →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–02%

0–13%

0–23%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–04%

1–17%

1–26%

1–34%

1–42%

2

2–05%

2–18%

2–27%

2–34%

2–42%

3

3–04%

3–16%

3–25%

3–33%

3–41%

4

4–02%

4–14%

4–23%

4–32%

4–41%

Most likely 2–1 (8%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

98%2%1.5

91%9%2.5

77%23%3.5

57%43%4.5

37%63%

Double chance

Malmo FF or draw

70%

Malmo FF or IFK Norrkoping

80%

Draw or IFK Norrkoping

50%

Winning margin

Malmo FF wins by 2+

30%

IFK Norrkoping wins by 2+

15%

Team goals

Malmo FF 1+ goals

90%

Malmo FF 2+ goals

66%

Malmo FF 3+ goals

40%

IFK Norrkoping 1+ goals

83%

IFK Norrkoping 2+ goals

52%

IFK Norrkoping 3+ goals

25%

Draw no bet

Malmo FF (draw refunded)

63%

IFK Norrkoping (draw refunded)

37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

67%

Both score & under 3

7%

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

Malmo FF at home — creates 3.24, concedes 0.65 · 17 matches

IFK Norrkoping away — creates 2.85, concedes 1.35 · 20 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Malmo FF attack 3.24 + IFK Norrkoping defence 1.35 → ÷2 → 2.29

IFK Norrkoping attack 2.85 + Malmo FF defence 0.65 → ÷2 → 1.75

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 50%?"

Malmo FF scores more

50%

level

20%

IFK Norrkoping scores more

30%

Malmo FF at 50% 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 50% does not mean "Malmo FF 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