Inter Turku perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Lahti can look both up and down from their 7th position.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Inter Turku form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Veritas Stadion as Inter Turku, who have the most points (19) at home in Veikkausliiga, have scored 16 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Veikkausliiga are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Inter haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 272 minutes ago. R. Ketting scored that one.
The spoils were shared in Inter Turku's previous game, also at home. Visiting Honka (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Inter Turku lost 0-1 at home to SJK.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Inter matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from five games).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 8 games), Inter's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Inter Turku have conceded only 6 goals.
Lahti form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Lahti playing as the away team in the Veikkausliiga this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Lahti, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus SJK (placed 8th) in the Veikkausliiga last time out. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting TPS.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Lahti when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing two and winning two games.
After this away game Lahti return home for a Veikkausliiga game against Mariehamn. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Lahti has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. In the opposite end, Lahti have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Lahti - Inter 2-2. Inter-Lahti H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Inter Turku four wins, Lahti three wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  T. Furuholm 8 goals |   J. Assehnoun 7 goals | T. Kagayama 4 goals |
Inter Turku missing players
Lahti missing players
| Inter Turku | Lahti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 23 |
| 16 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 65% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 35% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 69% |
| 29% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 18% | 25% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 35% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 211 | 107 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 66 | 133 |
| 87 | 50 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 24 | 57 |
| 29% | 32% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 54% | 40% |
- Inter Turku has the most points (19) at home in Veikkausliiga
- Inter Turku have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Inter Turku have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Lahti has the most matches over the total-line (11) in Veikkausliiga
- Lahti have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lahti haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | HJK | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 35 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Honka | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Ilves | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | HIFK | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Lahti | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | SJK | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Haka | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -17 | 15 |
| 11 | TPS | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 12 | RoPS | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -23 | 5 |