Lahti vs RoPS Predictions

In any league in the country the thoughts are always the same, the season is a marathon and not a sprint. It is a mantra which will be welcomed by any side who has perhaps not started the season as well as they hoped, but those sides will know that they need to start performing sooner rather than later. This Tuesday’s meeting between FC Lahti and RoPS in Finland’s Veikkausliiga is a perfect example of this as both sides know that they need three points as soon as possible in order to kick start their campaign.

FC Lahti have had a pretty indifferent start to the campaign and with 14 points coming from their opening 10 matches, they currently sit in the lower half of mid-table. The hosts know that there is plenty of room for improvement, starting with their ability to kill off the match, as they have drawn half of their league outings so far this season. It is a record which is only highlighted when on home soil as they have drawn four of their opening five matches in front of their own fans.

Making the trip to the Lahti Stadium is a RoPS side who have plenty of problems of their own to address as they currently sit third from bottom with 11 points from their opening 11 matches. The visitors have typically struggled in front of goal and have the joint lowest goals scored in the league with just seven goals coming in the league so far this season. However, all is not lost, as they have been marginally better on the road and 64% of their points have come away from home.

It is a difficult clash to call as neither side is particularly consistent at the moment. However, given that the hosts have seen both teams scoring in 80% of their home matches so far this season and the visitors have been better on the road, we think that backing both teams to find the back of the net in this clash represents the best opportunity for a decent return.