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 Malmo win with a probability of 47.29%. A win for HJK Helsinki had a probability of 28.05% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malmo win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.39%) and 0-2 (7.93%). The likeliest HJK Helsinki win was 1-0 (7.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.