Lahti hosts Mariehamn in round 12 of the Finnish Veikkausliiga. The match will be played on Friday, July 16th at Lahden Stadion (Lahti)
Today Lahti is in the top five and is ranked 4th with 21 points scored. The team is in the championship group, having a 5-point advantage over its closest opponent from the relegation group. In the current league, the Black Drones have scored 16 goals and conceded 11 times. In the last ten matches, Lahti gained five victories and three draws and suffered two defeats. Recent rounds ended for the Black Drones with victories over HIFK (0-1) and SJK (2-1) and draws against Inter Turku (1-1), HIFK (0-0), and Haka (1-1). The last defeats were suffered in the matches against HJK (2-0) and KuPS (2-4). In the last five home matches, Lahti gained three victories and one draw and suffered one defeat.
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The visitors of the upcoming match are in the lower part of the standings, where they take the ninth line with ten points scored. Mariehamn is in the relegation group, lagging seven points behind Ilves, which is its closest opponent from the championship group. The performance of the Islanders in attack and defense is eight goals scored and 17 goals conceded. This is one of the worst offensive performances among all teams. However, Mariehamn broke its winless streak of eight consecutive matches in the last round (a 1-3 victory over KTP). Before that, the team played a goalless draw with HIFK and lost to SJK (3-0), HJK (0-1), Inter Turku (3-0), and Lahti (0-3). In the last five away matches, the Islanders gained one victory and suffered four defeats.
The last ten head-to-head matches of the teams ended in five victories of Lahti, three wins of Mariehamn, and two draws. In the first round of the current league, the opponents played a match on the pith of Mariehamn. Then Lahti won a landslide victory with a score of 0-3. Now Lahti and Mariehamn are at opposite ends of the tournament standings. Lahti is the obvious favorite in this pair and has not lost to Mariehamn three times in a row. Moreover, the last two matches ended in victories. The Black Drones are in great shape and have not lost for a long time. Beyond that, the team will play at their native stadium, which will be an additional advantage for them.
Prediction for the match: Lahti to win and Over 1.5 goals scored
