Ilves vs PS Kemi Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

It is a pretty short turnaround for Ilves Tampere as following their exit from the Europa League on Thursday, they welcome PS Kemi Kings to the Tammelan Stadion in the Veikkausliiga. A quick look at the league table will see most people opt for a home win in this clash, and with the visitors losing in each of their previous four away matches it could prove to be a winning bet. However, as the hosts have only returned from a long trip to Bulgaria a few days prior to this game and also approach the match on the back of three wins in a row, we think the low odds being offered on an Ilves victory does not represent value for money.

Instead, we think that the goal market offers the best chances of a decent return as Ilves especially have been involved in plenty of low scoring affairs. With the visitors hardly among the highest scorers in the Veikkausliiga, we think that backing there to be under 2.5 goals scored looks to be the best bet from this fixture and is where we shall be placing our money.

The Tammelan Stadion has been as near a fortress as you can get in football and they have conceded just three times on home soil so far this term. Just to underline how impressive a stat that is, 62% of the visitors there have left without managing to breach the Ilves defence. Unfortunately for the hosts, they do not have the firepower to take full advantage of this and the 17 goals they have scored this term is the second worst offensive record in the division.

Sitting just above them in the goalscoring charts is Sunday’s visitors, PS Kemi, as they have managed just 18 goals so far this term. Things have not exactly been getting better either, as they have managed just four points from their previous eight outings, although they did manage to stop the rot from five successive defeats last time out when they managed to hold FC Honka to a 1-1 draw.