Inter Turku – Lahti : Preview & Prediction
Inter Turku and Lahti meet at the Veritas Stadion in a Veikkausliiga round 11 match. The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium favours the home team, who in the last 6 matches have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1. However, in the last Veikkausliiga encounter at this stadium on 30-06-2021, the match ended in a draw (1-1). The goals were scored by B. Kallman (4′ ) for Inter Turku and M. Kandji (51′ ) for Lahti. The home/away condition deserves special attention, as although this is a match between 5th and 10th in the overall standings, this is actually a clash between the 6th ranked team in home games and the 4th ranked team as visitors.
After 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in 5th position, having gained 14 points. In their last match, they drew with SJK away by (1-1), after in the previous match they drew at home in a match against Ilves by (2-2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, i.e. they get almost the same points at home and away, as they won 8 points at their home stadium, with 10 goals scored and 8 conceded, against 6 points away, where they scored 9 goals and conceded 7. In the last 6 home league games, Inter Turku record 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, having won 8 points out of 18 possible. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but their attack has been scoring with regularity, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 11 games in this competition, it has only managed 1 turnover in the 7 games in which it conceded the first goal.
Inter Turku arrives for this match, which they play at home, frustrated for not having won for 2 rounds and, because of that, they are practically out of a possible fight for the championship leadership. In the last round they drew 1-1 with SJK, away from home, the second draw in a row. On the other side, Inter Turku haven?t lost since 4 matches, 3 draws and 1 win. What makes us think that Inter Turku could fight for the title of this Veikkausliiga is their performance in the last seasons. However, taking in consideration Inter’s performance in the current season, the fans are worried that the team can’t stay in the top half of the table to have any chance of reaching the qualifying stage of any European competition. Having one match more than some teams, it is on the 5th position due to having a good goal difference, but it has the same 15 points of the 6th placed, Ilves Tampere, that has one match less; and one point away from the 7th placed, Haka, already in the relegation zone. In this match face the current 10th place, at home, which has one of the worst defences of the championship, what makes us believe in the possibility of victory and goals.
Inter Turku – Lahti : Betting Tips
Inter Turku – Win Odds: 2.25
