Kakkonen prediction: Ilves II should edge out Tampere United on their own turf

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Date: Tue 10.September
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Tammelan Stadion (5060 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Ilves II leading Tampere United by 26 points.

It's no vacation for neither Ilves II nor Tampere United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Ilves II form and stats

Ilves II, who have the most scored goals (41) in Kakkonen, are steadily winning Kakkonen games and points here at Tammelan Stadion. 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games. Ever since the EPS game Ilves II has been unbeatable here at Tammelan Stadion producing five straight wins.

Ilves II's previous game was a Kakkonen match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Tampere United (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Ilves II lost 1-2 at P-Iirot's place.

Ilves II are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (24 goals in 9 games). Ilves II are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tammelan Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.

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Tampere United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tampere United, who have the fewest points (3) away in Kakkonen, so far with only 3 Kakkonen points returning home. The records show 1-0-8 (win-draw-lose). seven defeats in a row for Tampere United in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus GrIFK. With the Tampere United losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Tampere United play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Ilves II (placed 2nd). A loss against Jazz was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Tampere United's match history for similar games we find two matches. The home team won 2 of these as expected, 1 of them by at least two goals. Tampere United managed 0 draws and 0 surprise wins.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Tampere United's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 26 goals in 9 travels.

Head 2 Head

Ilves II and Tampere United have met before this season: Ilves II - Tampere United 1-0. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 2 Ilves II victories, 0 draws and 0 Tampere United wins. 0 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

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R. Lehtonen
3 goals

Ilves II missing players

Tampere United missing players

Ilves II Tampere United
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
18 9 3 Played 2 9 18
11 7 2 Won 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 2
6 2 1 Lost 2 8 14
41 24 8 Scored 0 7 13
22 6 3 Conceded 8 26 42
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 94%
83% 67% 100% Over 1.5 100% 89% 83%
78% 67% 100% Over 2.5 50% 78% 56%
44% 44% 67% Over 3.5 50% 44% 28%
22% 22% 0% Over 4.5 50% 33% 22%
50% 33% 67% BTTS 0% 56% 44%
33% 56% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 11%
17% 11% 0% Failed To Score 100% 44% 50%
 
5.4 6.5 7 Corners For (avg) 4 3.4 4.4
3.9 2.7 2 Corners Against (avg) 8 5.1 5.4
0.8 0.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.4 1.4
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Ilves II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ilves II have scored more than double the goals of Tampere United.
  • Ilves II have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Ilves II have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Ilves II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tampere United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Tampere United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Tampere United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tampere United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tampere United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Ilves II
All Club Friendlies Kakkonen
All Home Away
30-07-19 KA Ilves II 4 - 0 KäPa
03-08-19 KA EPS 1 - 5 Ilves II
10-08-19 KA Ilves II 3 - 2 KaaPo
18-08-19 KA Honka Akatemia 1 - 2 Ilves II
31-08-19 KA P-Iirot 2 - 1 Ilves II
10-09-19 KA Ilves II 1 - 0 Tampere United
14-09-19 KA Ilves II 12:00 Gnistan
21-09-19 KA FC Espoo 12:00 Ilves II
29-09-19 KA Ilves II 15:30 SalPa
05-10-19 KA GrIFK 11:00 Ilves II
Tampere United
All Veikkausliiga Club Friendlies Kakkonen-LohkoB Kakkonen Kakkonen-LohkoC
All Home Away
26-07-19 KA P-Iirot 3 - 0 Tampere United
03-08-19 KA Tampere United 0 - 3 Gnistan
10-08-19 KA FC Espoo 6 - 0 Tampere United
17-08-19 KA Tampere United 0 - 2 SalPa
01-09-19 KA Tampere United 3 - 4 Jazz
10-09-19 KA Ilves II 1 - 0 Tampere United
14-09-19 KA KäPa 12:00 Tampere United
21-09-19 KA Tampere United 12:00 EPS
28-09-19 KA KaaPo 12:00 Tampere United
05-10-19 KA Tampere United 11:00 Honka Akatemia

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Gnistan 18 13 4 1 40 17 9 5 3 1 18 12 9 8 1 0 22 5 23 43
2 Ilves II 18 11 1 6 41 22 9 7 0 2 24 6 9 4 1 4 17 16 19 34
3 KaaPo 18 10 3 5 32 14 10 6 3 1 21 3 8 4 0 4 11 11 18 33
4 FC Espoo 18 9 3 6 33 22 9 5 1 3 20 12 9 4 2 3 13 10 11 30
5 Honka Akatemia 18 8 5 5 29 24 9 4 2 3 16 14 9 4 3 2 13 10 5 29
6 SalPa 18 8 3 7 36 26 8 4 1 3 21 11 10 4 2 4 15 15 10 27
7 Jazz 18 8 2 8 33 40 9 4 1 4 17 20 9 4 1 4 16 20 -7 26
8 P-Iirot 18 6 5 7 20 28 9 3 3 3 12 11 9 3 2 4 8 17 -8 23
9 GrIFK 18 4 6 8 22 36 9 3 3 3 12 15 9 1 3 5 10 21 -14 18
10 EPS 18 4 5 9 20 31 9 3 1 5 9 16 9 1 4 4 11 15 -11 17
11 KäPa 18 4 3 11 16 33 9 3 1 5 11 12 9 1 2 6 5 21 -17 15
12 Tampere United 18 2 2 14 13 42 9 1 2 6 6 16 9 1 0 8 7 26 -29 8

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