HJK Helsinki
vs
AC Oulu
Finnish Premier League prediction
Our model says: HJK Helsinki 2–1 AC Oulu
The model makes it 61% HJK Helsinki, 20% draw, 19% AC Oulu — fair odds of 1.64, 5.00 and 5.26. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1 (9%).
Expected goals: HJK Helsinki 2.68, AC Oulu 1.30.
Both teams to score: 68%. Over 2.5 goals: 76%, under 2.5: 24%.
Model confidence: High — calls at this level have come off 59% of the time, over 1,566 settled matches.
Edge to HJK Helsinki: the better side on the model's ratings, but not by much. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 54%, 26% were drawn and the underdog won 21%.
Published
Source: Fulltime Stats' own Dixon-Coles model, as of 25 October 2026. HJK Helsinki's rating is built from 60 Finnish Premier League matches and AC Oulu's from 56, over this season and last, recent ones weighted most. Goal level and home advantage are this competition's own, measured over 516 matches.
Key facts
- HJK Helsinki are 2nd on 51 points from 28 games; AC Oulu are 4th on 43 points from 29 games — Finnish Premier League.
- HJK Helsinki are unbeaten in their last 5 games (3 won), most recently a 4-0 win at home to Gnistan.
- AC Oulu have won 3 of their last 5 games, most recently a 4-3 win away to Gnistan.
- Last 6 meetings: HJK Helsinki 4 wins to 2, 0 draws; the most recent, 12 October 2026, ended AC Oulu 3–4 HJK Helsinki.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: HJK Helsinki vs AC Oulu
Has the model earned this number?
It puts HJK Helsinki at 61% here. Across 4,776 settled matches (as of 25 October 2026), 1,179 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 56.6% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.4%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally. The full record.
Form going into HJK Helsinki vs AC Oulu
HJK Helsinki
Finnish Premier League
- W4-0Gnistan17 October 2026
- W4-3away to AC Oulu12 October 2026
- W6-0VPS8 October 2026
- D1-1away to Gnistan18 September 2026
- D0-0away to KuPS13 September 2026
AC Oulu
Finnish Premier League
- W4-3away to Gnistan24 October 2026
- W2-1away to Inter Turku17 October 2026
- L3-4HJK Helsinki12 October 2026
- W1-0away to KuPS8 October 2026
- L0-1Inter Turku18 September 2026
What these results say
- HJK Helsinki went unbeaten through these 5 matches.
- HJK Helsinki scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
- AC Oulu scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
- AC Oulu conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Finnish Premier League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | HJK Helsinki | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 51 |
| 4 | AC Oulu | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 43 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
Head-to-head: HJK Helsinki vs AC Oulu
- 12 October 2026AC Oulu 3–4 HJK HelsinkiFinnish Premier League
- 9 August 2026AC Oulu 0–1 HJK HelsinkiFinnish Premier League
- 11 April 2026HJK Helsinki 0–1 AC OuluFinnish Premier League
- 14 March 2026AC Oulu 2–1 HJK HelsinkiLeague Cup
- 21 August 2025HJK Helsinki 1–0 AC OuluSuomen Cup
- 20 July 2025HJK Helsinki 3–1 AC OuluFinnish Premier League
Leading scorers: HJK Helsinki and AC Oulu
HJK Helsinki
GoalsAssists
- M. Borchers131
- T. Pukki42
AC Oulu
GoalsAssists
- R. Karjalainen35
- R. Riski32
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
The two sides
HJK Helsinki carry a model rating of 6.43 against 6.14 for AC Oulu. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 2.68 goals for HJK Helsinki and 1.30 for AC Oulu. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
HJK Helsinki rate 0.78 in attack and 1.85 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; AC Oulu rate 0.50 and 2.05.
The rest of the season
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives HJK Helsinki a 26.5% chance of the title and AC Oulu 0%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 2,309 correct results out of 4,819 settled predictions (48%), with 476 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Once the match starts, the win probabilities at the top update live from the score, the clock and any sendings-off.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives HJK Helsinki the highest probability at 61%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.68 expected goals for HJK Helsinki against 1.30 for AC Oulu. HJK Helsinki's attack/defence rating is 0.78/1.85 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.5/2.05 for AC Oulu.
How the model reaches 61% for HJK Helsinki to win
Start from two average sides on neutral ground: 37% for HJK Helsinki to win. Then home advantage adds 5 points, HJK Helsinki's ratings take away 22 points and AC Oulu's ratings add 41 points, which lands on the published 61%.
- Two average sides, neutral ground37%
- Home advantage42%+5
- HJK Helsinki's ratings20%−22
- AC Oulu's ratings61%+41
Each step adds one input to the step before. In another order the steps would differ in size; the end point would not.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
HJK Helsinki at home · AC Oulu away
League matches only, Finnish Premier League, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Finnish Premier League matches this season: HJK Helsinki 28, AC Oulu 29.
HJK Helsinki score most often in the 61–75 minute window (12 goals); AC Oulu have let in 7 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.