Lahti – Inter Turku : Preview & Prediction
Lahti and Inter Turku play at the Lahden Stadion in a 13th round match of the Veikkausliiga. In the last meeting between these teams in this competition, on 22-06-2022, Inter Turku won at home by (5-1). The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 3 matches won 2 and drew 1. Indeed, in the last encounter at this stadium, for the Veikkausliiga, on 03-05-2021, Lahti won by (2-1). The goals in the match were scored by J. Assehnoun (78′ and 7′ ) for Lahti and by M. Haukioja (82′ ) for Inter Turku. It is necessary to analyze the home/away condition with special attention, as Lahti shows different results at home and away.
The home team is currently in 11th place with 9 points gained after 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Ilves by (3-2). In the last match, it lost away to Inter Turku by (5-1). This is a team that has been curiously stronger away than at home, as in the last 30 matches it records 7 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses as a visitor; compared to 6 wins, 3 draws, and 6 losses at its home stadium. In the last game they played, for the Suomen Cup, they beat JäPS at home by (2-1). In their last 5 home league games, Lahti has recorded 1 draw and 4 losses, taking 1 point out of a possible 15.
In this competition, they haven’t won at their home stadium in 5 matches. 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 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 12 games in this competition, it has conceded the first goal 7 times and has never managed to turn the score around.
FC Lahti comes to this round of the Veikkausliiga discouraged with another away defeat against Inter Turku, opponent of this round, by 5-1, reaching the mark of 6 games without wins in this championship. This team has only 2 wins in 12 games in the competition, and curiously, both were away from home. In all, Lahti has 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in 12 rounds played in the Veikkausliiga 2022, so it occupies the 11th position (of 12) in the table with 9 points, just 3 above the bottom of the competition, which falls straight to the access division. Now, if Lahti again makes a clash against Inter Turku (4th placed), but this time, at home, to try to breathe and move away from the last place.
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is in 4th position, having gained 18 points. In their last match, they beat Lahti at home by (5-1), after in the previous match they drew away in a match against SJK by (1-1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it records 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats as a visitor, with a total of 21 goals scored and 18 conceded. At home, on the other hand, they have 6 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses, with a total of 36 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last game they played, for the Suomen Cup, they drew with HJK at home (0-0). In the last 5 away league games Inter Turku records 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, taking 7 points out of a possible 15. The team has allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has been scoring with regularity, as it has managed to score in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 12 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 away, excited for having beaten their own opponent in this round, 5-1, at home, and having reached 18 points in the 4th position of the championship. Inter Turku hasn’t lost in 5 games, with 3 draws and 2 wins. What makes us think that Inter Turku could fight for the title of this Veikkausliiga is their performance in the last seasons. However, taking into account Inter’s performance in the current season, the fans’ concern is that the team can’t keep itself in the top half of the classification table, to have any chance of reaching the qualifying stage of some European competition. Having one match more than some teams, the team is in 4th position for having a good goal difference, but has the same 15 points as 5th place, Oulu; and is 3 points above 7th place, Haka, already in the relegation zone. In this match they face the current 11th placed team, away from home, which has the worst defense of the championship, which leads us to believe in the possibility of victory and goals.
Lahti – Inter Turku : Betting Tips
Inter Turku – Win Odds: 2.25
