Inter Turku vs AC Oulu

First against second: leaders Inter Turku, 24 points from eleven rounds, host an AC Oulu side on 21 with a game in hand. This is the Veikkausliiga summit clash, and it pits two opposite identities against each other. The Turku side have lost just once all season, building their lead on a defence that has conceded only 8 goals and an immaculate home record: unbeaten on their own ground, with wins over TPS, Ilves, Jaro and Mariehamn and solid draws against direct rivals. Oulu are the team of extremes: seven wins, three defeats and not a single draw, an efficient 16-goal attack but also a tendency to lose the hardest matches, like the 3-2 in Kuopio and the 2-1 in Lahti. The 1X double chance leans on the leaders' home invincibility and on the visitors' most curious statistic, their inability to draw: if the game settles into equilibrium, Inter have the profile to manage it. The risk is Oulu's vertical threat, capable of hurting anyone in transition. Confidence 7 out of 10: the league leaders' home factor deserves trust.