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 49.94%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for SJK had a probability of 24.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a HJK Helsinki win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.65%) and 1-2 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.28%), while for a SJK win it was 1-0 (8.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that HJK Helsinki would win this match.