GIF Sundsvall v Helsingborg — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Superettan · Saturday, 15 August 2026 · 14:00. Final score 1–1 (half-time 0–0). Before kick-off we rated it 66% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 2, so that call missed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals65%35%Over
Over 3.5 goals44%56%no pick
Both teams to score60%40%Yes

The result model puts GIF Sundsvall at 29%, the draw at 21% and Helsingborg at 50%, from expected goals of 1.59 and 2.12.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.7355%65%+11%
Under 2.5 goals2.0845%35%-11%
Both teams to score1.6258%60%+2%

Implied percentages have the bookmaker's margin removed, so they add to 100 and can be compared with our rating directly. Edge is simply the gap between the two. A positive edge means our model thinks the outcome is likelier than the price suggests — it is not a tip, and a high probability with a negative edge is a poor bet however safe it looks. Prices are a pre-match snapshot from a single bookmaker and move constantly.

Match odds: GIF Sundsvall 3.10, draw 3.50, Helsingborg 1.95.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. Superettan has produced over 2.5 goals in 56% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. GIF Sundsvall have 12 in 18 this season (8 of 9 at home), Helsingborg 13 in 18 (6 of 8 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 64% and 64%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 62%.

Head to head. These sides have met 6 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 67%. That nudges the number 10% of the way toward the head-to-head pattern — deliberately small, because fixtures change more than reputations do — landing on 63%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 72%, from expected goals of 1.59 for GIF Sundsvall and 2.12 for Helsingborg. Folding in 30% of that view gives 65%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
GIF Sundsvall1867%39%44%
Helsingborg1872%50%72%

Head to head

21 Jun 26Helsingborg 5–2 GIF SundsvallO2.5
8 Mar 26Helsingborg 1–1 GIF SundsvallU2.5
1 Nov 25Helsingborg 1–1 GIF SundsvallU2.5
29 Mar 25GIF Sundsvall 2–0 HelsingborgU2.5
21 Oct 24Helsingborg 2–1 GIF SundsvallO2.5
2 Jun 24GIF Sundsvall 1–3 HelsingborgO2.5

More: GIF Sundsvall season stats · Helsingborg season stats · Superettan table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.