11th- against 7th spot might not seem all that steamy. But: Here's the intelligence that makes Haka - Ilves (even) more absorbing!
- Haka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Ilves have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Veikkausliiga
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Veikkausliiga game only four days ago.
Haka form and stats
Haka's results here at Tehtaan kenttä in the Veikkausliiga have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Haka to get some points in this home game.
The Haka crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Mariehamn here at Tehtaan kenttä in a Veikkausliiga match.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at SJK.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Haka have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won zero, drawn one and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Veikkausliiga game versus SJK in only four days. This game is also played here at Tehtaan kenttä.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Haka here at Tehtaan kenttä in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 8 games). Haka's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ilves form and stats
Ilves have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Veikkausliiga, after 1-2-7 (10 played). A depressing four defeats in a row for Ilves in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus KTP.
205 minutes! That's how long the Ilves goalkeeper Rasmus Leislahti and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Ilves are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Veikkausliiga against HIFK (placed 5th). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager T. Kallio when Jean Carlos Blanco Becerra scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Lahti.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Ilves in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Ilves, zero draws and five defeats.
After this away game Ilves return home for a Veikkausliiga game against Mariehamn. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Ilves struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Ilves - Haka 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Haka two wins, five draws and Ilves three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Vucenovic 4 goals |  E. Mömmö 4 goals |
Haka missing players
Ilves missing players
| Haka | Ilves | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 23 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 58% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 37% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 32% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 32% |
| 6.2 | 6.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.3 | 7 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 27% | 23% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 22% | 25% |
- Haka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Haka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ilves have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ilves have the fewest points (5) away in Veikkausliiga
- Ilves have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Veikkausliiga
- Ilves haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HJK | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | KuPS | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | SJK | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | HIFK | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Lahti | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Ilves | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 8 | Honka | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Oulu | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 17 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 17 |
| 11 | Haka | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 12 | KTP | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -23 | 8 |