Ilves – HIFK : Preview & Prediction
lves and HIFK face each other at Helsingin olympiastadion, in a match of the 11th round of the Veikkausliiga. The record of recent head-to-heads favours the home team, who in the last 8 matches have won 5 and drawn 3. The last head-to-head between these two teams on 31-10-2021 ended with Ilves winning by (0-3). Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams show significantly different results in their home and away matches.
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, the home team is on the 6th position, having gained 12 points. In their last match, they beat Lahti at home by (3-2), after in their previous match they drew away in a match against Inter Turku by (2-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when playing in front of its fans, as in the last 30 matches it registers 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 26 conceded, against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats at home, with 23 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the last 5 home games in the championship, Ilves registers 4 wins and 1 defeat, having won 12 points out of a possible 15.
In this competition, it registers a sequence of 4 wins in the last home matches. Defensive solidity has not been its strong point, as it has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but its attack has been scoring with regularity, as it has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 10 games in this competition, it has only managed 1 turnover in the 4 games in which it has conceded the first goal. In the last 7 home games in all competitions there are 2 outstanding periods: they have conceded 3 of their 7 goals between the minutes (76′-90′) and 3 of their 7 between (0′-15′).
Ilves Tampere arrive for this round of the Veikkausliiga motivated by having won at home in their last match, against Lahti, 3-2. Ilves had a good campaign last year and, this season, they are once again putting themselves in the fight that involves staying in the top half of the league table (in order to compete for the Championship in the second stage of the Veikkausliiga, which involves fighting for the title and for a place in European competitions – the teams in the bottom half of the table compete for the Relegation in the second stage of the Veikkausliiga, which involves fighting against relegation). At the moment, Ilves Tampere is in 6th place in the Veikkausliiga, with 15 points (4 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws) in 10 games played, and is 1 point behind the first team in the relegation zone. In this match, Ilves faces the bottom of the competition, so, Ilves must go in search of achieving the victory to continue in a favorable situation in the league table.
Ilves – HIFK : Betting Tips
Ilves – Win Odds: 1.45
