On Sunday May 15th, in week 8, Ilves hosts Mariehamn in a clash of the Veikkausliiga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 7th placed Ilves is fresh off their 1-2 loss against HJK. Axel Vidjeskog struck first for Ilves in the 18th minute on a feed from Ariel Ngueukam, but Jair got the equalizer for HJK in the 76th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 82nd minute on a goal by Jair to cap off a wild match. Ilves is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while mariehamn sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against KuPS. John Owoeri struck first for Mariehamn in the 57th minute, but Jānis Ikaunieks got the equalizer for KuPS in the 65th minute squeezing out at least the one point for KuPS. Mariehamn is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Vahid Hambo and Robin Sid are the top scorers for Mariehamn in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Kai Meriluoto has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Ilves.