Svenska Cupen · Tuesday, 18 August 2026 · 17:30. Our rating makes this 55% to go over 2.5 goals, though we make no pick on this fixture — see below. The Svenska Cupen average is 56%.
Open this match in the app →| Market | Yes | No | Our call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.5 goals | 55% | 45% | no pick |
| Over 3.5 goals | 35% | 65% | no pick |
| Both teams to score | 55% | 45% | no pick |
The result model puts AFC Eskilstuna at 37%, the draw at 24% and Oddevold at 40%, from expected goals of 1.54 and 1.61.
The league sets the starting point. Svenska Cupen 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. AFC Eskilstuna have 0 in 0 this season, Oddevold 11 in 19 (6 of 10 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 56% and 57%.
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 56%.
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 61%, from expected goals of 1.54 for AFC Eskilstuna and 1.61 for Oddevold. Folding in 30% of that view gives 58%.
Season opener. One of these sides has not played a league game yet. Openers run about 2.5 points under their league's norm, measured across 2,727 of them, so the rating is docked to 55%.
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.
| Team | Games | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Eskilstuna | 0 | — | — | — |
| Oddevold | 19 | 58% | 42% | 68% |
More: Oddevold season stats · Svenska Cupen table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.