Ilves Honka betting prediction

After 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in the 9^th position, havinf won 20 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against VPS by (3‑0), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) an away match against Lahti. For the league, Ilves won 12 points out of 24 possible points, after 4 wins and 4 losses in the last 8 home matches. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 1‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Ilves Tampere come into this Veikkausliiga matchday under pressure from recent negative results and the situation in which they find themselves in the standings. After the 3x0 defeat last matchday, against a bottom-of-the-table opponent, Ilves lost their fifth consecutive match without a win and dropped one more position in the Veikkausliiga: with a total of 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats, they occupy the ninth position (out of 12) with 20 points. Ilves Tampere are now four points behind Inter Turku, who with their sixth position are the last team in the qualification zone for the so-called Championship (the second phase of the Veikkausliiga which involves the fight for the title and a place in European competitions next season). It is true that the 6 points that Ilves are 6 points ahead of the first team in the relegation zone still gives the team some peace of mind, but it should be noted that the first phase of the Veikkausliiga is coming to an end and the last few rounds will be tough for Ilves Tampere. They have five games left to play and the next one, despite being at home, is against the third placed team in the Veikkausliiga, Honka, who will be looking for a win to reach the same number of points as the current league leaders. Moreover, Ilves are coming from a sequence of three home defeats and should therefore find it very difficult to avoid a fourth defeat this matchday.

Confirmed Lineup: Eetu Huuhtanen, Mikael Almen, Tatu Miettunen, Tuomas Ollila, Teemu Jäntti, Doni Arifi, Tuure Siira, Petteri Pennanen, Kai Meriluoto, Noel Hasa, Adam Larsson.
Coach: T. Kallio.