Match Report
Ilves went into the game 1st in the table on 6 points; SJK sat 4th on 2 — a 4-point gap. SJK had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ilves 2.5 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, SJK 0.5 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.26.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 4 for Ilves, 8 for SJK and 4 drawn, at 3.38 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 69% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 69%.
Tammelan Stadion, capacity 8,077, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Ilves: Jardell Kanga (52'), Jardell Kanga (56') · SJK: Samuel Chukwudi (82'), Kasper Paananen (88')
Key stats
Possession: Ilves 49% · SJK 51% · Total shots: 9-21 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 3-7