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Malta U19 vs Finland U19UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification 2022

Malta U19
Malta U19
FT
01
HT: 01
Finland U19
Finland U19
C. Terho 12'

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 5+ matches

Malta U1913%
×Draw19%
Finland U1968%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Malta U19
0.82
Finland U19
2.18

Finland U19 creates 166% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 16 away

creates per match

Malta U19
0.40
Finland U19
1.56

allows per match

Malta U19
2.80
Finland U19
1.25

finishing

Malta U19+0.00on par
Finland U19+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Malta U19

Finland U19
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
0111%
0212%
039%
045%
1
104%
119%
1210%
137%
144%
2
202%
214%
224%
233%
242%
3
300%
311%
321%
331%
340%
4
400%
410%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 0–2 (12%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

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Total goals

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

Double chance

Malta U19 or draw
32%
Malta U19 or Finland U19
81%
Draw or Finland U19
87%

Winning margin

Malta U19 wins by 2+
4%
Finland U19 wins by 2+
44%

Team goals

Malta U19 1+ goals
56%
Malta U19 2+ goals
20%
Malta U19 3+ goals
5%
Finland U19 1+ goals
89%
Finland U19 2+ goals
64%
Finland U19 3+ goals
37%

Draw no bet

Malta U19 (draw refunded)
16%
Finland U19 (draw refunded)
84%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
9%

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

Malta U19 at homecreates 0.40, concedes 2.80 · 5 matches

Finland U19 awaycreates 1.56, concedes 1.25 · 16 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Malta U19 attack 0.40 + Finland U19 defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 0.82

Finland U19 attack 1.56 + Malta U19 defence 2.80 → ÷2 → 2.18

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 68%?"

Malta U19 scores more
13%
level
19%
Finland U19 scores more
68%

Finland U19 at 68% 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 68% does not mean "Finland U19 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.

Malta
Finland
A. Tedesco
Manager: A. Tedesco
63'A. ZammitA. Spiteri
63'J. VassalloD. Mifsud
74'N. SultanaJ. Crossey
74'S. AttardB. Borg
84'N. AgiusJ. Micallef
P. Lundberg
Manager: P. Lundberg
68'M. KivikkoO. Kemppainen
79'K. MeriluotoA. Sadiku
79'N. PyyhtiäO. Koskinen
90+2'L. IkonenM. Stjopin

Malta U19 0 – 1 Finland U19

Finland U19 beat Malta U19 1-0 in UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification on October 12, 2021.

Goals: C. Terho (12').

The match was played at Stadion Miejski in Swarzędz.