Scoreo

Start vs Ham-Kam1. Division 2018

Start
Start
FT
14
HT: 01
Ham-Kam
Ham-Kam
E. Schulze 64'
A. Berisha 90+4'
M. Bjørlo 52'
K. Eriksen 35'
7/5/20211. Division1. Division · Round 10Sparebanken Sør Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 46+ matches

Start40%
×Draw24%
Ham-Kam37%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
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% correct across 580,715 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.3% correct · Away picks 48.9% 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.

Start
1.61
Ham-Kam
1.54

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 80 home / 46 away

creates per match

Start
2.00
Ham-Kam
1.65

allows per match

Start
1.44
Ham-Kam
1.22

finishing

Start+0.00on par
Ham-Kam+0.00on par

Total goals

61%Over
  • Over61
  • Under39

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

63%Yes
  • Yes63
  • No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Start

Ham-Kam
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
017%
025%
033%
041%
1
107%
1111%
128%
134%
142%
2
206%
219%
227%
233%
241%
3
303%
315%
324%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
82%18%2.5
61%39%3.5
38%62%4.5
21%79%

Double chance

Start or draw
63%
Start or Ham-Kam
76%
Draw or Ham-Kam
60%

Winning margin

Start wins by 2+
20%
Ham-Kam wins by 2+
18%

Team goals

Start 1+ goals
80%
Start 2+ goals
48%
Start 3+ goals
22%
Ham-Kam 1+ goals
79%
Ham-Kam 2+ goals
45%
Ham-Kam 3+ goals
20%

Draw no bet

Start (draw refunded)
52%
Ham-Kam (draw refunded)
48%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
52%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Start at homecreates 2.00, concedes 1.44 · 80 matches

Ham-Kam awaycreates 1.65, concedes 1.22 · 46 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Start attack 2.00 + Ham-Kam defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.61

Ham-Kam attack 1.65 + Start defence 1.44 → ÷2 → 1.54

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 40%?"

Start scores more
40%
level
24%
Ham-Kam scores more
37%

Start at 40% 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 40% does not mean "Start 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.

Start
Ham-Kam
S. Tjelmeland
Manager: S. Tjelmeland
46'J. JørgensenV. Bergan
46'M. MoldskredP. Reinhardsen
62'S. SjøkvistS. Buch
65'E. PedersenM. Ugland
78'A. AkinyemiH. Robstad
K. Rekdal
Manager: K. Rekdal
76'D. ArzaniS. Strømnes
82'R. LindkvistE. Sildnes
90+3'A. BerishaM. Bjørlo

Start 1 – 4 Ham-Kam

Ham-Kam beat Start 4-1 in 1. Division on July 5, 2021.

Goals: K. Eriksen (35'), M. Bjørlo (52'), Rubén Alegre (54'), E. Schulze (64'), A. Berisha (90+4').

The match was played at Sparebanken Sør Arena in Kristiansand.