Match Report
Ilves went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Lahti sat 3rd on 4 — a 5-point gap. Ilves had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Ilves were scoring 2.67 and conceding 0.33, Lahti 1.33 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Lahti, winners of their last three.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Ilves have 3 wins to Lahti's 1, with 2 draws, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The match was played at Tammelan Stadion (capacity 5,040). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ilves led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Ilves: Nícolas Gianini Dantas (2' og), Teemu Hytönen (80'), Stanislav Baranov (90') · Lahti: Martim Ferreira (74')
Key stats
Possession: Ilves 50% · Lahti 50% · Total shots: 12-19 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 0-6