Lahti v Ilves betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Competition: Thu 10.June
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Lahden Stadion (14500 seats)

Ilves have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Lahti. Prepare for the match with this Veikkausliiga preview!

Insights:
  • Lahti have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Ilves have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Veikkausliiga

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Lahti form and stats

Lahti must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Veikkausliiga games here at Lahden Stadion.

Lahti are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

It's back home for Lahti, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mariehamn away with the result 3-0. L. Hertsi, K. Arkivuo and K. Yli-Hietanen found the net in that victory.

Before that, Lahti had a home game versus Honka which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 Lahti have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost three.

The Lahti fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Ilves form and stats

Four points from two away games for Ilves, meaning one draw and one victory in the Veikkausliiga so far.

Ilves go into this game after a win, the home game against KTP that ended 2-0.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs KuPS.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Ilves in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Ilves, zero draws and two defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Ilves now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Veikkausliiga game at SJK is waiting in only four days.

It's early days yet, but Ilves has scored 3 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Lahti-Ilves H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lahti five wins, Ilves three wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

IlvesE. Vertainen
E. Vertainen
3 goals
LahtiJ. Assehnoun
J. Assehnoun
2 goals
LahtiL. Hertsi
L. Hertsi
2 goals

Lahti missing players

Ilves missing players

Lahti Ilves
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 3 1 Played P 0 2 5
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
8 5 2 Scored S 0 3 8
7 5 1 Conceded C 0 1 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 40%
20% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
40% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
3.2 4.7 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 5.6
7 6 10 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 3.2
2.8 3.3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 7.7 4 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 10.8
5 5.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5.6
32% 29% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 29%
Key stats in Veikkausliiga this season:
  • All of Ilves's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ilves have not yet lost a game away.
  • Ilves have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Ilves have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Veikkausliiga
  • Ilves have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Ilves haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lahti have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Lahti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Lahti haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Lahti Last season Ilves
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   11 22
8 4   Won W   5 10
8 5   Drew D   2 6
6 2   Lost L   4 6
33 15   Scored S   17 37
30 13   Conceded C   17 29
86% 73%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 91%
82% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 82%
73% 64%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 50%
41% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 41%
5% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   27% 23%
55% 55%   BTTS BTTS   64% 59%
32% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 32%
27% 36%   Failed to Score F T   9% 18%
 
4.4 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.2
4.6 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 4.8
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.2
1 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
8.5 8.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 12.5
3.6 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.8
42% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 35%

  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 6 5 1 0 14 3 3 3 0 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 5 0 11 16
2 Inter Turku 6 5 0 1 12 6 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 1 7 4 6 15
3 Ilves 5 3 1 1 8 6 3 2 0 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 10
4 Lahti 5 3 0 2 8 7 3 2 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 9
5 SJK 5 2 2 1 5 4 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 8
6 HIFK 5 2 2 1 7 7 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 8
7 KuPS 6 2 1 3 9 8 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 6 6 1 7
8 Haka 5 2 0 3 6 8 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 2 0 2 6 5 -2 6
9 Mariehamn 5 2 0 3 5 9 3 1 0 2 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 -4 6
10 KTP 5 1 1 3 6 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 5 5 -2 4
11 Honka 6 1 0 5 6 11 3 0 0 3 1 5 3 1 0 2 5 6 -5 3
12 Oulu 5 0 0 5 3 12 3 0 0 3 1 6 2 0 0 2 2 6 -9 0

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.