On Wednesday Jun 22nd, in week 11, Inter Turku will host Lahti in a meeting of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Inter Turku is fresh off their 1-1 draw against SJK. Denys Oliynyk struck first for SJK in the 4th minute on a feed from Daniel Hakans, but Petteri Forsell got the equalizer for Inter Turku in the 34th minute earning Inter Turku at least a draw. Inter Turku is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Lahti, recorded a 2-3 loss against Ilves. Petteri Pennanen struck first for Ilves in the 8th minute, then Klinga tied it up for Lahti in the 29th minute , but fortunately for Ilves it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Lahti won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Lahti’s most prolific scorer has been Teemu Penninkangas. The defender has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Tommi Jyry has been the most effective weapon for Inter Turku lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches.