HIFK, who have the the worst goal difference (-4) in Veikkausliiga, fight Lahti for acclaim and victory.
- HIFK have the the worst goal difference (-4) in Veikkausliiga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for HIFK and Lahti.
HIFK form and stats
0-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Veikkausliiga numbers at home for HIFK so far this season.
HIFK's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Lahti (placed 6th).
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 HIFK have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost three.
Early season league goal statistics from HIFK's 2 home games: 1 goal, 4 conceded.
Lahti form and stats
Lahti are still undefeated on their travels in the Veikkausliiga. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Lahti play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting HIFK (placed 12th).
hometeam won So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lahti playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Lahti wins, six draws and two defeats.
3 goals so far away for Lahti, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also played each other earlier this campaign: HIFK - Lahti 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): HIFK one win, three draws and Lahti six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Zeqiri 3 goals |  F. Sáez Carrillo 1 goals | J. Bäckman 1 goals |
HIFK missing players
Lahti missing players
| HIFK | Lahti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 6.5 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 9.7 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 8 | 5.3 |
| 22% | 12% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 19% |
| 15.3 | 18.5 | 20 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.5 | 10.7 |
| 8 | 10.5 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.7 |
- HIFK have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have the the worst goal difference (-4) in Veikkausliiga
| HIFK | Last season | Lahti | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | ||
| 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | ||
| 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | ||
| 2.2 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | ||
| 7.5 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | ||
| 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 7 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 2.7 | ||
| 67% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 50% | ||
| 8.5 | 21 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 16.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 10 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 11 | 8.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KuPS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | HJK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Haka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | VPS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Honka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Lahti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 7 | Mariehamn | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Inter Turku | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | SJK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Oulu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Ilves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | HIFK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
