The season is still fairly new and the Veikkausliiga table has to be read with caution. So far SJK find themselves in 2nd position and Ilves are placed 3rd.
The hosts SJK saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Veikkausliiga. This match was also played here at OmaSP Stadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Ilves have had more rest.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Ilves have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 7-2-8 (win-draw-loss) from 17 matches.
SJK form and stats
Only two home games for SJK so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.SJK drew their last game, also a home match. HJK was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Before that match, a win away at Inter Turku.
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 SJK have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 2n Drawn 1 Lost 1.
SJK are traveling soon after this match as the Veikkausliiga match at VPS awaits in four days.
SJK has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games.
Ilves form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 7 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats from 16 matches.There were no winners in Ilves's previous match, a Veikkausliiga home game that ended 0-0 vs VPS. Ahead of that match was the victory versus KPV at their stadium, the result 2-0.
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: 1 win for Ilves, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lahti in just four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Ilves has managed 2 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 SJK victory, 2 draws and 7 Ilves wins.Top Goalscorers
  D. Oliynyk 2 goals |   I. Järvinen 1 goals |
SJK missing players
Ilves missing players
| SJK | Ilves | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | Played | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Scored | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 0 |
| 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | Both teams to score | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | Clean Sheet | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 50% | Failed To Score | 0% | 50% |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | 2 | 3.5 |
| 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 3 | 2.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
| SJK | Last season | Ilves | ||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 33 | 17 | Played | 16 | 33 |
| 28 | 19 | Scored | 24 | 45 |
| 37 | 19 | Conceded | 29 | 41 |
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 91% |
| 52% | 53% | Over 1.5 | 88% | 73% |
| 27% | 41% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 39% |
| 21% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 44% | 27% |
| 6% | 12% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 15% |
| 33% | 41% | Both teams to score | 56% | 45% |
| 30% | 35% | Clean Sheet | 12% | 33% |
| 45% | 35% | Failed To Score | 31% | 30% |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Corners For (avg) | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 2 |
- Ilves hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ilves is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- SJK is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | HJK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | SJK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Ilves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Lahti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | RoPS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Mariehamn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | KuPS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Inter Turku | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Honka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | VPS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | HIFK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | KPV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
