HIFK have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Ilves. Prepare for the match with this Veikkausliiga preview!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This stadium uses grass, unlike HIFK's home stadium. The visitors last 22 games on grass have ended in 7 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses.
Ilves form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Ilves's two home games in the Veikkausliiga so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Tammelan Stadion.
Ilves faced defeat in their previous match, away at HJK (0-2). Preceding that game was the away draw at RoPS that finished 1-1.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ilves have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ilves, as the Veikkausliiga home game vs RoPS is only four days away.
At Tammelan Stadion, Ilves has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
HIFK form and stats
HIFK are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Veikkausliiga.
It's the second away game in a row for HIFK, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Mariehamn (placed 8th) in the Veikkausliiga last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs SJK.
HIFK are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and six defeats. From a total of nine matches.
HIFK has another fixture away, a Veikkausliiga game, against Haka in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
It's early days yet, but HIFK has scored 4 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Ilves victories, two draws and one HIFK win. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Mettälä 2 goals |   S. Mattila 2 goals | L. Ala-Myllymäki 1 goals |
Ilves missing players
HIFK missing players
| Ilves | HIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 83% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 80% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 80% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | 35 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 16 | 38 |
| 28 | 13 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 25% | 31% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 80% | 50% |
- HIFK has the fewest conceded goals (0) away
- HIFK have scored in all their away matches so far.
- HIFK have won all their away games so far.
- HIFK have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- HIFK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ilves has the most conceded goals (11)
- Ilves has the most points from losing position (3)
- Ilves have not yet lost a game at home.
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | HJK | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Honka | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | HIFK | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Ilves | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 7 | Lahti | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Mariehamn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | SJK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Haka | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 11 | RoPS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 12 | TPS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 0 |