Ljungskile SK v Osters IF — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Superettan · Saturday, 15 August 2026 · 12:00. Final score 2–3 (half-time 2–2). Before kick-off we rated it 58% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 5, so that call landed. 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 goals57%43%Over
Over 3.5 goals37%63%no pick
Both teams to score56%44%Yes

The result model puts Ljungskile SK at 43%, the draw at 24% and Osters IF at 33%, from expected goals of 1.64 and 1.42.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.5760%57%-2%
Under 2.5 goals2.3540%43%+2%
Both teams to score1.5361%56%-5%

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: Ljungskile SK 1.75, draw 3.60, Osters IF 3.75.

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. Ljungskile SK have 9 in 18 this season (4 of 9 at home), Osters IF 12 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 52% and 62%.

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 57%.

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 59%, from expected goals of 1.64 for Ljungskile SK and 1.42 for Osters IF. Folding in 30% of that view gives 57%.

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
Ljungskile SK1850%39%61%
Osters IF1867%39%50%

Head to head

17 May 26Osters IF 1–4 Ljungskile SKO2.5

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