Republic of Ireland U17 vs Finland U17 — UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2022
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 17+ matches
Republic of Ireland U1754%
Finland U1726%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
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.
Republic of Ireland U17 creates 49% more chances
Season form · 17 home / 18 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over70
- Under30
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes68
- No32
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Republic of Ireland U17 ↓
Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 92% of scorelines
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Total goals
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Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Republic of Ireland U17 at home — creates 2.35, concedes 1.24 · 17 matches
Finland U17 away — creates 1.67, concedes 2.00 · 18 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Republic of Ireland U17 attack 2.35 + Finland U17 defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 2.17
Finland U17 attack 1.67 + Republic of Ireland U17 defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.46
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 54%?"
Republic of Ireland U17 at 54% 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 54% does not mean "Republic of Ireland U17 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.
Match Events
Finland U17 substitutes
Head to Head
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Republic of Ireland U17 host Finland U17 on Saturday, 26 March 2022 at 11:00. The match is part of the UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2022/2023 season.
Match Recap: Republic of Ireland U17 vs Finland U17
Finland U17 beat Republic of Ireland U17 3-2 in UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification on March 26, 2022.
Goals: F. Umeh (13', 51'), L. von Hellens (43'), L. Laine (78'), Y. Lika (82').
The match was played at Parque Desportivo de Sant´Ana in Penalva do Castelo.