Coverage of the Finnish Veikkausliiga clash between HJK Helsinki and HIFK Fotboll.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: HJK Helsinki 1-0 SJK
Sunday, August 28 at 4.30pm in Finnish Veikkausliiga
Sunday, August 28 at 4.30pm in Finnish Veikkausliiga
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | KuPS | 21 | 19 | 44 |
| 2 | HJK Helsinki | 20 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Honka | 21 | 25 | 41 |
Last Game: VPS 1-1 HIFK
Sunday, August 28 at 4pm in Finnish Veikkausliiga
Sunday, August 28 at 4pm in Finnish Veikkausliiga
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 10 | IFK Mariehamn | 21 | -10 | 21 |
| 11 | Lahti | 21 | -23 | 18 |
| 12 | HIFK Fotboll | 20 | -27 | 9 |
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a HJK Helsinki win with a probability of 72.39%. A draw had a probability of 17.7% and a win for HIFK Fotboll had a probability of 9.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a HJK Helsinki win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.55%) and 3-0 (10.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.38%), while for a HIFK Fotboll win it was 0-1 (3.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that HJK Helsinki would win this match.
| Result | ||
| HJK Helsinki | Draw | HIFK Fotboll |
72.39% ( 0.27) | 17.72% ( 0.05) | 9.89% ( -0.32) |
| Both teams to score 43.26% ( -1.37) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 54.47% ( -1.17) | 45.54% ( 1.18) |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 32.14% ( -1.13) | 67.86% ( 1.14) |
| HJK Helsinki Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 88.84% ( -0.25) | 11.17% ( 0.25) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 64.36% ( -0.55) | 35.65% ( 0.56) |
| HIFK Fotboll Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 48.7% ( -1.4) | 51.31% ( 1.41) |
