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Völsungur vs Leiknir F. — 2. Deild 2018

Völsungur
Völsungur
FT
1 – 3
Leiknir F.
Leiknir F.
6/12/20212. Deild2. Deild · Round 6Vodafonevöllurinn Húsavík

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 33+ matches

Völsungur56%
×Draw22%
Leiknir F.22%
✓ 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.

Völsungur
2.00
Leiknir F.
1.19

Völsungur creates 68% more chances

Season form · 76 home / 33 away

creates per match

Völsungur
1.97
Leiknir F.
1.00

allows per match

Völsungur
1.37
Leiknir F.
2.03

finishing

Völsungur+0.00on par
Leiknir F.+0.00on par

Total goals

62%Over
  • Over62
  • Under38

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Völsungur ↓

Leiknir F. →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–04%
0–15%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–08%
1–110%
1–26%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–110%
2–26%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–06%
3–17%
3–24%
3–32%
3–40%
4
4–03%
4–13%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
83%17%2.5
62%38%3.5
39%61%4.5
21%79%

Double chance

Völsungur or draw
78%
Völsungur or Leiknir F.
78%
Draw or Leiknir F.
44%

Winning margin

Völsungur wins by 2+
33%
Leiknir F. wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

Völsungur 1+ goals
86%
Völsungur 2+ goals
59%
Völsungur 3+ goals
32%
Leiknir F. 1+ goals
70%
Leiknir F. 2+ goals
33%
Leiknir F. 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Völsungur (draw refunded)
71%
Leiknir F. (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
Both score & under 3
10%

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

Völsungur at home — creates 1.97, concedes 1.37 · 76 matches

Leiknir F. away — creates 1.00, concedes 2.03 · 33 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Völsungur attack 1.97 + Leiknir F. defence 2.03 → ÷2 → 2.00

Leiknir F. attack 1.00 + Völsungur defence 1.37 → ÷2 → 1.19

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 56%?"

Völsungur scores more
56%
level
22%
Leiknir F. scores more
22%

Völsungur at 56% 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 56% does not mean "Völsungur 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

Match Recap: Völsungur vs Leiknir F.

Leiknir F. beat Völsungur 3-1 in 2. Deild on June 12, 2021.

The match was played at Vodafonevöllurinn Húsavík in Húsavík.