Ilves vs LahtiPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Ilves go into this round ninth on 25 points from 22 rounds: seven wins, four draws and eleven defeats, 34 goals scored and 37 conceded. Home advantage weighs heavily on their season, because in Tampere the record reads six wins, one draw and four defeats in eleven matches, with seventeen goals scored and eleven conceded, while away from home it drops to one win, three draws and seven defeats, 17 goals scored but 26 conceded. In the last five rounds they have managed a single victory. Lahti are seventh on 32 points, also from 22 matches: nine wins, five draws and eight defeats, 26 goals scored and 19 conceded, the tighter defence of the two. On the road they have collected four wins, two draws and five defeats in eleven trips, with nine goals scored and nine conceded; at home the record is five wins, three draws and three defeats. Their recent run brings three wins in the last five. The league average is 2.58 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.