On the 15th of July, Honka and Lahti will play a match in Esbo in a Veikkausliiga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Honka is fresh off their 2-3 loss against SJK. Muati Modesto scored the first goal for Honka in the 42nd minute, then Jake Jervis got the equalizer for SJK in the 51st minute on a feed from Jake Dunwoody But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 91st minute on a goal by Vainionpaa. Honka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Lahti, recorded a 0-4 loss against KuPS. Savolainen scored the first goal for KuPS in the 33rd minute, then Anton Popovits added another in the 73rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lahti couldn’t manage to score, and KuPS took the shutout win. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Lahti and Honka last played eachother at the Lahden Kisapuisto on Fri Apr 29th. Honka took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Jerry Voutilainen scored the first goal for Honka in the 69th minute, then Edmund Arko-Mensah added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Lahti was frustrated by Honka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Honka ended the match with the shutout victory.
Lahti’s most prolific scorer has been Macoumba Kandji. The attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. For Honka, their top scorers are A. Sadiku and Muati Modesto, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.