Match Report
25 points for Ilves (9th), 32 for Lahti (7th): a 7-point gap. Lahti had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ilves 1.55 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Lahti 1.18 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.29.
Lahti entered with three wins in a row. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Ilves against 11/15 for Lahti.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ilves 2, draws 2, Lahti 1, at 4.2 goals per meeting. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Tammelan Stadion (capacity 8,077). Ilves led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Ilves: Jardell Kanga (37')
Key stats
Possession: Ilves 45% · Lahti 55% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 8-8