In this 11th week match, on Saturday Jun 18th, Ilves will host Lahti at Tammelan Stadion in a clash of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Ilves is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Inter Turku. Kai Meriluoto struck first for Ilves in the 51st minute, but David Haro got the equalizer for Inter Turku in the 54th minute . Ilves is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Lahti, recorded a 1-1 draw against Haka. Sarpreet Singh struck first for Haka in the 86th minute on a feed from Janne-Pekka Laine, but Loorents Hertsi got the equalizer for Lahti in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Teemu Penninkangas has been the most prolific scorer on Lahti in the last 5 matches with two goals. Kai Meriluoto has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Ilves.