Before the round – Trends on Veikkausliiga (07/06-08/06)

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The Finnish Veikkausliiga has an exciting two-horse race for the title in the early stages of the campaign.

KuPS and VPS are level on 22 points after 10 games. SJK are third in the standings and just four points off the league leaders.

Lahti - Inter Turku

Lahti lost twice to Inter Turku in 2023. They are aiming to end a losing streak against Inter Turku and jump start the 2024 campaign.

Inter Turku are coming off a 3-1 win over Haka. The win ended a five-match losing streak in the Veikkausliiga. Inter Turku have been outscored 21-13 this season.

Lahti are second-from-bottom after nine matches. They lost their last two Veikkausliiga games by a combined score of 6-1.

• FC Lahti have seen both teams score in all of their 6 most recent clashes with Inter Turku in Veikkausliiga.
• A run of 5 straight away defeats makes the most recent matches in Veikkausliiga of Inter Turku.
• FC Lahti have defeated Inter Turku in just 2 of their last 13 meetings in Veikkausliiga.
• Inter Turku are in an unfortunate period, having won just 2 of their last 16 matches in Veikkausliiga.
• Prediction: Over 2.5 goals

VPS - Ilves

The away team won the last three encounters between VPS and Ilves in all competitions. Will that trend continue as Ilves visit VPS?

Ilves are coming off a 2-1 loss to KuPS, which ended a five-match unbeaten streak. The Cats have outscored opponents by a count of 20-12 in 10 matches.

VPS are second and attempting to keep pace with KuPS. The team won its last two matches in the league. A 3-1 win over Inter Turku was followed by a 2-1 win over EIF.

• In their last 27 games in Veikkausliiga, VPS Vaasa have been undefeated on 25 occasions.
• There are no losses for Ilves Tampere in 6 of their most recent 7 games (Veikkausliiga).
• VPS Vaasa have scored 1 or more goals in their last 27 Veikkausliiga games in a row.
• Ilves Tampere are scoring an average of 2.00 goals in Veikkausliiga games.
• Prediction: Both Teams to Score

HJK - SJK

Recent encounters between HJK and SJK have been thrillers. All three had over 2.5 goals, with HJK achieving positive results in all three. These teams met earlier in the 2024 campaign, with the game ending 3-3.

HJK failed to win their last two matches in the Veikkausliiga. They are now six points off first-place KuPS and VPS. HJK scored just one goal in the last two matches.

SJK are third and four points off first place. They are coming off a 2-0 defeat to Mariehamn. The defeat ended a two-match win streak.

• HJK Helsinki are undefeated in their last 7 games against Seinajoen JK in Veikkausliiga.
• Seinajoen JK are unbeaten in 9 of their last 11 Veikkausliiga games.
• HJK Helsinki are undefeated in 17 of their last 20 home league games.
• Seinajoen JK have lost just 2 of their last 6 games in the league.
• Prediction: HJK Helsinki

EIF - IF Gnistan

Last-placed EIF are the only team in the Veikkausliiga not to win this season. They lost their last two matches EIF have scored eight goals and conceded 17 times this term.

IF Gnistan took four points from their last two matches. A 1-1 draw with Mariehamn preceded a 2-1 victory over Lahti. Gnistan were outscored 16-14 by opponents this season.

EIF went unbeaten in their last three matches against Gnistan in all competitions. Last season in the second division, EIF picked up two wins and a draw against Gnistan by a combined score of 4-3.

• EIF Ekenas are scoring an average of 0.89 goals in their Veikkausliiga games.
• IF Gnistan have won only 1 of their last 8 Veikkausliiga matches.
• EIF Ekenas have lost 4 of their last 6 encounters in the league.
• IF Gnistan's most recent games have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals in their last 3 away matches in Veikkausliiga.
• Prediction: Draw

Home team
Away team

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Correct score

Avg. goals

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Fi1

FC Lahti Inter Turku 07/06/2024 17:00

482625

13-1

3 - 1

3.14

13°

2.88

2.88 3.40 2.10 no no no

FT

0 - 2(0 - 1)

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