Lahti vs Ilves Predictions

• Both teams have scored in Lahti’s last four games
• Five of Ilves’ last six outings have seen both teams net
• Lahti have not kept a clean sheet in eight outings

Can Lahti spring a surprise?

Things are not going well for Lahti. A 2-1 defeat to KPV last time out means they sit in 11th place in the table ahead of this game, having accumulated just eight points from twelve outings.

Their defence is a major issue, conceding 23 goals so far, and failing to keep a clean sheet across their last eight fixtures in all competitions.

The flip side is they do know where the back of the net is, and as such, four successive games have seen both teams score, as have four of their last half a dozen league matches.

Ilves flying high

Opponents Ilves are not suffering the same problems, although their form has fallen away a touch in recent weeks thanks to their own issues at the back.

Five of their last six games have seen both teams scoring, including a 2-2 stalemate with SJK last time out, a result which leads them three points off top spot before this round.

That was the third successive outing in which they have scored at least twice, while two of their last three league fixtures on the road have ended 1-1.

I predict that both teams will score in this clash, with 2-2 my correct score prediction.