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VPS vs IlvesVeikkausliiga 2018

VPS
VPS
FT
30
HT: 30
Ilves
Ilves
8/6/2022VeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga · Round 17Elisa Stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 5+ matches

VPS32%
×Draw24%
Ilves44%
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.

VPS
1.37
Ilves
1.66

Ilves creates 21% more chances

Season form · 5 home / 7 away

creates per match

VPS
1.47
Ilves
1.98

allows per match

VPS
1.34
Ilves
1.27

finishing

VPS-0.67scores less
Ilves-0.41scores less

Total goals

58%Over
  • Over58
  • Under42

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

60%Yes
  • Yes60
  • No40

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

VPS

Ilves
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
018%
027%
034%
042%
1
107%
1111%
129%
135%
142%
2
205%
218%
226%
233%
241%
3
302%
313%
323%
332%
341%
4
401%
411%
421%
431%
440%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
80%20%2.5
58%42%3.5
36%64%4.5
19%81%

Double chance

VPS or draw
56%
VPS or Ilves
76%
Draw or Ilves
68%

Winning margin

VPS wins by 2+
14%
Ilves wins by 2+
23%

Team goals

VPS 1+ goals
75%
VPS 2+ goals
40%
VPS 3+ goals
16%
Ilves 1+ goals
81%
Ilves 2+ goals
49%
Ilves 3+ goals
23%

Draw no bet

VPS (draw refunded)
42%
Ilves (draw refunded)
58%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
49%
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

VPS at homecreates 1.47, concedes 1.34 · 5 matches

Ilves awaycreates 1.98, concedes 1.27 · 7 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

VPS attack 1.47 + Ilves defence 1.27 → ÷2 → 1.37

Ilves attack 1.98 + VPS defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.66

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 44%?"

VPS scores more
32%
level
24%
Ilves scores more
44%

Ilves at 44% 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 44% does not mean "Ilves 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

Veikkausliiga: VPS 3–0 Ilves

VPS beat Ilves 3-0 in Veikkausliiga on August 6, 2022.

The match was played at Elisa Stadion in Vaasa.