Coverage of the Finnish Veikkausliiga clash between HJK Helsinki and SJK.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Silkeborg 1-1 HJK Helsinki
Thursday, August 25 at 5.30pm in Europa League
Thursday, August 25 at 5.30pm in Europa League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 2 | Honka | 20 | 26 | 41 |
| 3 | HJK Helsinki | 19 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Haka | 20 | -4 | 31 |
Last Game: SJK 2-1 KuPS
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Finnish Veikkausliiga
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Finnish Veikkausliiga
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 5 | Oulu | 20 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | SJK | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Inter Turku | 20 | 7 | 25 |
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 51.72%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for SJK had a probability of 23.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a HJK Helsinki win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.58%) and 2-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.72%), while for a SJK win it was 0-1 (7.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for HJK Helsinki in this match.
| Result | ||
| HJK Helsinki | Draw | SJK |
51.72% ( -0.11) | 24.65% ( 0.14) | 23.63% ( -0.03) |
| Both teams to score 51.48% ( -0.47) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 49.53% ( -0.6) | 50.47% ( 0.6) |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 27.6% ( -0.54) | 72.4% ( 0.54) |
| HJK Helsinki Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 80.5% ( -0.28) | 19.5% ( 0.28) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 48.63% ( -0.46) | 51.37% ( 0.46) |
| SJK Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 63.95% ( -0.36) | 36.05% ( 0.36) |
