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PS Kemi Kings vs HonkaVeikkausliiga 2018

PS Kemi Kings
PS Kemi Kings
FT
11
HT: 11
Honka
Honka
7/14/2018VeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga · Round 20Sauvosaaren urheilupuisto

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 18+ matches

PS Kemi Kings28%
×Draw27%
Honka45%
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.

PS Kemi Kings
1.04
Honka
1.40

Honka creates 35% more chances

Season form · 18 home / 84 away

creates per match

PS Kemi Kings
0.94
Honka
1.29

allows per match

PS Kemi Kings
1.50
Honka
1.14

finishing

PS Kemi Kings+0.00on par
Honka+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

PS Kemi Kings

Honka
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0112%
029%
034%
041%
1
109%
1113%
129%
134%
141%
2
205%
217%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
312%
322%
331%
340%
4
400%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

PS Kemi Kings or draw
55%
PS Kemi Kings or Honka
73%
Draw or Honka
72%

Winning margin

PS Kemi Kings wins by 2+
10%
Honka wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

PS Kemi Kings 1+ goals
65%
PS Kemi Kings 2+ goals
28%
PS Kemi Kings 3+ goals
9%
Honka 1+ goals
75%
Honka 2+ goals
41%
Honka 3+ goals
17%

Draw no bet

PS Kemi Kings (draw refunded)
38%
Honka (draw refunded)
62%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
13%

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

PS Kemi Kings at homecreates 0.94, concedes 1.50 · 18 matches

Honka awaycreates 1.29, concedes 1.14 · 84 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

PS Kemi Kings attack 0.94 + Honka defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 1.04

Honka attack 1.29 + PS Kemi Kings defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.40

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%?"

PS Kemi Kings scores more
28%
level
27%
Honka scores more
45%

Honka 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 "Honka 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

PS Kemi Kings 1 – 1 Honka

PS Kemi Kings and Honka drew 1-1 in Veikkausliiga on July 14, 2018.

The match was played at Sauvosaaren urheilupuisto in Kemi.