Mariehamn hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 9th position in the Veikkausliiga table. Visiting SJK holds 8th place with 23 pts.
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 Mariehamn and SJK.
Mariehamn's stadium, Wiklöf Holding Arena, has a grass surface. SJK have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for SJK when playing on grass; 4 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses from 19 matches. They have scored 14 goals in these games and conceded 19.
Mariehamn form and stats
Mariehamn have played 9 Veikkausliiga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Mariehamn with their four defeats in a row. Not since the HIFK game, 28 days ago, have they avoided a loss. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Mariehamn, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The fans are hoping that Mariehamn will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Veikkausliiga game against Honka (placed 4th). Prior to that, an away loss at Lahti.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Veikkausliiga game versus HJK in only four days. This game is also played here at Wiklöf Holding Arena.
Mariehamn has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 11 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
SJK form and stats
As the visiting team in Veikkausliiga matches, SJK have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far. SJK love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
SJK failed to get anything from their last game, a Veikkausliiga home match vs HJK (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2. Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against HIFK.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ilves in just four days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the SJK - Mariehamn 1-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mariehamn six wins, three draws and SJK one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Mariehamn missing players
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| Mariehamn | SJK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 35 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 62% | 83% |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 63% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 44% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 12% | 17% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 12% | 17% |
| 58% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 38% | 56% |
| 21% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 28% |
| 26% | 44% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 160 | 75 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 59 | 159 |
| 66 | 31 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 30 | 63 |
| 39% | 35% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 23% | 32% |
- Mariehamn is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- SJK has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Veikkausliiga
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 28 | 41 |
| 2 | KuPS | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Honka | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Ilves | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Lahti | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | HIFK | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | SJK | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 10 | Haka | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | TPS | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 12 | RoPS | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -31 | 5 |