AI Football Tips: Veikkausliiga round 16

Matchday 16 of Veikkausliiga kicks off on July 20th as AC Oulu hosts Ekenas, with an intriguing historical fact that AC Oulu was founded in 1947 and has a rich history in Finnish football. Meanwhile, HJK takes on Haka, with the former having won a record-breaking 28 Finnish league titles. On July 21st, Mariehamn faces SJK, with Mariehamn boasting a fascinating fact that they were promoted to Veikkausliiga for the first time in 2013 after winning the Ykkönen division. Ilves meets VPS, with Ilves having won the Finnish league title back in 1995 under legendary coach Jyrki Räsänen. KuPS clashes with Lahti, with KuPS being one of the most successful clubs in Finland, having won four league titles and three Finnish Cups. Finally, Inter Turku takes on Gnistan, with Inter Turku having a strong squad this season, led by their experienced striker, Tim Väyrynen.
In the table below you will find our AI prediccions for Veikkausliiga round 16.

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Prediction
2024-07-20	AC Oulu	Ekenas	1
2024-07-20	HJK	Haka	1
2024-07-21	Mariehamn	SJK	2
2024-07-21	Ilves	VPS	1
2024-07-21	KuPS	Lahti	1
2024-07-22	Inter Turku	Gnistan	1

The table below shows the goal averages for each encounter based on home teams average performance (goals scored and conceded) at home, and away teams average performance away.

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Goal Avg.
2024-07-20	AC Oulu	Ekenas	2.90
2024-07-20	HJK	Haka	2.88
2024-07-21	Mariehamn	SJK	2.88
2024-07-21	Ilves	VPS	3.42
2024-07-21	KuPS	Lahti	3.19
2024-07-22	Inter Turku	Gnistan	3.50

The median goal  provides a stable measure of a team’s typical scoring performance. Unlike the mean, which can be influenced by outliers, the median is robust and useful for predicting future performance. Please see the table below for the teams median performance at home or away, respectively.

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Median Home	Median Away
2024-07-20	AC Oulu	Ekenas	2.0	3.0
2024-07-20	HJK	Haka	2.5	2.0
2024-07-21	Mariehamn	SJK	2.5	2.0
2024-07-21	Ilves	VPS	4.0	3.0
2024-07-21	KuPS	Lahti	4.0	2.0
2024-07-22	Inter Turku	Gnistan	3.5	3.0

We also have calculated the average goals scored and conceded for the teams. See the table below.

Team	Home Goals	Home Conceded	Away Goals	Away Conceded
Ilves	2.62	1.50	1.50	1.12
KuPS	2.67	1.00	1.22	1.11
HJK	2.00	0.75	1.50	1.50
Inter Turku	1.88	1.25	1.62	1.75
Haka	2.00	1.25	1.43	1.57
SJK	1.88	1.25	1.57	1.43
VPS	1.88	1.50	1.43	1.29
AC Oulu	1.14	1.14	1.75	2.38
Gnistan	0.71	1.71	1.75	2.12
Mariehamn	1.25	1.50	1.00	1.50
Ekenas	0.71	2.14	1.38	2.12
Lahti	1.25	1.88	0.57	2.14