Coverage of the Finnish Veikkausliiga Playoffs Final clash between Rovaniemen Palloseura and Oulu.
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 Rovaniemen Palloseura win with a probability of 42.79%. A win for Oulu had a probability of 30.45% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rovaniemen Palloseura win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.75%) and 2-0 (7.82%). The likeliest Oulu win was 0-1 (9.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rovaniemen Palloseura would win this match.