In this week 1 match, on Sunday Sep 18th, Mariehamn will host Lahti at Wiklöf Holding Arena in a meeting of these two Veikkausliiga teams. Mariehamn is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against SJK. John Owoeri struck first for Mariehamn in the 14th minute from the penalty spot, then Thadee Ngamba added another in the 22nd minute In the end, SJK was frustrated by Mariehamn’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mariehamn ended the match with the shutout victory. Mariehamn is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lahti recorded a 0-1 loss against Haka. Whyte struck first for Haka in the 78th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lahti couldn’t manage to score, and Haka took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 26th of August, Mariehamn was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Albin Granlund struck first for Mariehamn in the 57th minute, then Muhamed Olawale added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Lahti couldn’t muster any offence and Mariehamn ran away with the shutout win.
Geoffrey Chinedu Charles has been the most prolific scorer on Lahti in the last 5 matches with two goals. Both Muhamed Olawale and John Owoeri have been the hottest scorers for Mariehamn in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.