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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Veritas Stadion (9300 seats)

Inter Turku have performed better than Ilves so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Inter Turku have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Veikkausliiga
  • Ilves have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Veikkausliiga

Inter Turku and Ilves should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Inter Turku form and stats

17 points is a decent return from 8 Veikkausliiga games here at Veritas Stadion for Inter Turku. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Stress levels are on the rise for Inter's attacking players as they have now played 238 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Sanz was their last goal scorer.

Inter lost their last game at Oulu (placed 10th) after a 0-2 scoreline.

Heartbreak before that as Inter lost 0-1 at Haka's place.

A decent goal production from Inter in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. From these home matches, Inter have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ilves form and stats

Ilves have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Veikkausliiga, after 1-2-5 (8 played). Ilves has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Ilves, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Honka (placed 8th).

Before that, Ilves secured a home win against Oulu with the score 1-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ilves as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. Ilves have conceded 13 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Ilves - Inter Turku 2-1 was the outcome when these parties previously played each other, some time ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Inter Turku victories, one draw and five Ilves wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Inter TurkuB. Källman
B. Källman
6 goals
IlvesE. Mömmö
E. Mömmö
4 goals
IlvesE. Vertainen
E. Vertainen
4 goals

Inter Turku missing players

Ilves missing players

Inter Turku Ilves
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 3 8 15
8 5 1 Won W 0 1 6
2 2 1 Drew D 0 2 2
6 1 1 Lost L 3 5 7
23 13 4 Scored S 2 7 16
16 6 3 Conceded C 6 13 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 67%
50% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 40%
12% 12% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 20%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 13%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 47%
25% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 27%
25% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 27%
 
6.2 5.2 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.8 5.1
5.1 4.9 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.9 5.1
2.3 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.8 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 8.4 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 10.8 11.1
5.3 4.6 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.8 4.4
27% 35% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 23% 24%
Key stats in Veikkausliiga this season:
  • Ilves have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Veikkausliiga
  • Ilves haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Inter Turku have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Inter Turku have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Veikkausliiga
  • Inter Turku 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 16 13 2 1 27 7 8 7 1 0 16 4 8 6 1 1 11 3 20 41
2 KuPS 14 9 2 3 21 11 8 5 2 1 11 5 6 4 0 2 10 6 10 29
3 Lahti 16 7 6 3 23 17 9 5 2 2 14 10 7 2 4 1 9 7 6 27
4 Inter Turku 16 8 2 6 23 16 8 5 2 1 13 6 8 3 0 5 10 10 7 26
5 SJK 14 7 3 4 15 11 7 3 2 2 9 7 7 4 1 2 6 4 4 24
6 HIFK 13 5 5 3 13 11 7 2 2 3 7 9 6 3 3 0 6 2 2 20
7 Ilves 15 6 2 7 16 20 7 5 0 2 9 7 8 1 2 5 7 13 -4 20
8 Honka 15 5 3 7 20 20 7 3 1 3 9 8 8 2 2 4 11 12 0 18
9 Haka 15 4 3 8 13 18 6 1 2 3 4 8 9 3 1 5 9 10 -5 15
10 Oulu 16 4 1 11 14 26 9 3 1 5 7 12 7 1 0 6 7 14 -12 13
11 Mariehamn 15 3 2 10 9 23 7 1 1 5 3 11 8 2 1 5 6 12 -14 11
12 KTP 15 1 5 9 12 26 7 0 2 5 4 13 8 1 3 4 8 13 -14 8

Read more about Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga is the premier division in Finnish football. It has its name from the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, the main sponsor. Seasons run from April to October in a league of twelve teams. These play two fixtures against each other in the regular season. After that the league table splits in two. The top teams play a championship round and the bottom half play a relegation round.