SJK – Mariehamn : Preview & Prediction
SJK and Mariehamn play at OmaSP Stadion, in a match of the 12th round of Veikkausliiga. In the last match between these teams for this competition, on 24‑06‑2021, SJK won by (0‑1). The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the visiting team, which has 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 11 matches. In this match, the home factor can play an important role, as SJK has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
The home team is currently in the 6th place, with 14 points won, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Inter Turku, by (2‑0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Mariehamn, by (0‑1). Curiously, this is a team that has been stronger away than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in their stadium. For the championship, SJK won 5 points out of a possible 15, after 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in the last 5 matches they played in their stadium. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, as in 23 of the last 38 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 9 matches for the competition, they never managed to turn the score around in the 5 matches they conceded the first goal.
SJK is in good condition on the leaderboard and hopes to be able to beat IFK Mariehamn in this match, now playing at home, to take even higher flights at Veikkausliiga. Seinäjoen JK beat this same opponent, away from home, in the last round, and will hardly fail to add the three points now, playing in their territory. With 14 points in the 9 rounds played so far, with 4 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, SJK appears in 6th place and has only one point less than the 4th place, HIFK. Just look at the numbers to know the defects and qualities of this team: they were only seven goals conceded, but only seven goals scored in nine rounds. It’s not hard to see that this is a very tough team to beat due to the solid defensive system, but that it’s having a hard time fighting at the top of the leaderboard due to the difficulty they have to go to the nets. However, taking into account that they are facing an opponent that is fighting relegation at this stage of the championship, SJK are ample favorites to win this match.
The away team is currently in the 10th place, with 6 points won, after 2 wins and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to HJK, by (0‑1). In the last match, they lost at home to SJK, by (0‑1). This is a team that keeps their performance when they play away from their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in their stadium. In the last 10 away matches in all competitions, Mariehamn has won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5.
In this competition, they have a sequence of 6 losses in the last matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 8 matches, and their offense hasn’t been much of a goal, as they haven’t scored any goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition. This is a team that rarely scores first: they only opened the scoreboard in 2 of their last 8 games for Veikkausliiga, of these 2 they reached halftime ahead in all and won in the late 90’. In 8 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
The visiting team comes unmotivated for this match due to the current losing streak. After a promising start, with a victory in the first two rounds, IFK Mariehamn did not score points again and ended up falling from one extreme to the other on the leaderboard. This team reached the sixth consecutive defeat in the last round and aggravated the situation even more in this Veikkausliiga. IFK Mariehamn has one of the worst defenses in the league and, to top it off, boasts the least efficient attack: there were only five goals scored in the eight rounds played so far. As it should be, Mariehamn appears in the 10th (pre-to-last) position of the table, with six points added. The team is surprised because it is doing so poorly in the competition and still has time to recover, but the problems of losing important players from one season to another are already evident (the case of Veikkausliiga’s runner-up in 2020, Albion Ademi, who is transferred to Swedish football). Thus, as they play away from home and face a team that seeks to take higher flights in this competition, IFK Mariehamn will hardly add points in this match.
SJK – Mariehamn : Betting Tips
SJK – Win Odds: 1.75
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
