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Saturday, 17/10/2026 at 13:00

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Match preview · Veikkausliiga

Ilves – SJK

Ilves 6th in Veikkausliiga Home 1.57 projected goals by the model
SJK 10th in Veikkausliiga Away 1.72 projected goals by the model

Model updated 3 October, 21:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.57 1.72
Ilves SJK
Ilves
33%
Draw
27%
SJK
40%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Ilves Draw SJK
Fair odds 3.00 3.71 2.52
Total goals
3.29
Over 2.5 goals
66%
Both teams to score
71%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans SJK

40% SJK to win

Attack
6th vs 10th
SJK attack v Ilves defence
Defence
8th vs 7th
SJK defence v Ilves attack
Recent xG form
+0.17 vs +0.17
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.57 – 1.72
Ilves v SJK
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Ilves and SJK compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Ilves SJK
xG / match (better) 1.72 · 5th 1.71 · 6th
xGA / match 1.94 · 11th (better) 1.67 · 9th
xGD / match -0.21 · 9th (better) +0.04 · 7th
xPts / match 1.35 · 8th (better) 1.42 · 6th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.17 +0.17

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

SJK clean sheet
18%
SJK 2+ goals
53%
Under 2.5 goals
34%
Both teams to score: no
29%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.0%
1:2
9.8%
2:1
8.9%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Ilves sample
20 matches
SJK sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Ilves
12 matches
Away xG sample · SJK
11 matches
Computed
Saturday, 03/10/2026 at 21:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.