| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viikingit | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12/15 | 9-6 |
| Lahti | 15 | W3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13/15 | 9-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viikingit | 26 | 5 | 1 | -9 | LDLLL | 26 | 0 |
| Lahti | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | WDWDW | 6 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-02-03
Lahti (7th, 11 pts) visited Viikingit (26th, 1 pts) with 10 points between them. Against a league average of 1.89 goals per team per game, Viikingit ran at 0.8 scored and 2.6 conceded, Lahti at 2.4 and 1.6.
Lahti entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Vuosaaren Urheilukenttä in Helsinki, capacity 4,200, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lahti led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
