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 39.21%. A win for Ilves had a probability of 32.35% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a HJK Helsinki win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.01%) and 0-2 (7.48%). The likeliest Ilves win was 1-0 (10.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that HJK Helsinki would win this match.