10th- against 6th position might not sound all that sexy. But: We have the data that makes SJK - Ilves (even) more absorbing!
- SJK have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Veikkausliiga
- Ilves have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical 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 artifical turf is 4-3-8 (win-draw-loss) from 15 matches.
There have been limited time to rest for the home team, as they had a Europa Conference League match only three days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Flora, was also a home game here at OmaSP Stadion. The away team is better rested.
SJK form and stats
The total Veikkausliiga statistics at home this season for SJK are 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
SJK's previous match was a Europa Conference League game also played at their own stadium, ending 4-2 vs Flora. The home side hope to to continue in that form. At last, a league victory after three games without one.
Before that, SJK had a Veikkausliiga home game versus Honka which ended with a victory 3-2.SJK has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. SJK have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Ilves form and stats
Ilves have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Veikkausliiga, after 1-3-2 (6 played).
The manager Kallio was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Tammelan Stadion. Ilves suffered a 0-2 loss to Oulu (placed 4th).
Preceding that game was the away victory against HIFK with the score of 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Ilves in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Ilves, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Ilves are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). 8 goals have been conceded by Ilves in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have met previously this season: Ilves - SJK 3-1. Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): SJK won four games, one match ended with a tie and Ilves managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  R. Wolsztyński 2 goals |  K. Meriluoto 2 goals | M. Hetemaj 1 goals |
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| SJK | Ilves | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 69% |
| 46% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 23% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 10 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 40% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | 44% |
| 9.7 | 8.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.5 | 9.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
- Ilves have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ilves have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- SJK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SJK have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Veikkausliiga
- SJK 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 | KuPS | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | HJK | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Honka | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Oulu | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 5 | Inter Turku | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Ilves | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Haka | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | VPS | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 10 | SJK | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Lahti | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 12 |
| 12 | HIFK | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -15 | 7 |
