Coverage of the Finnish Veikkausliiga clash between HJK Helsinki and IFK Mariehamn.
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 65.16%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for IFK Mariehamn had a probability of 14.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a HJK Helsinki win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.01%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.76%), while for a IFK Mariehamn win it was 0-1 (4.88%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that HJK Helsinki would win this match.