On Sunday Jul 24th, Lahti and SJK will play a match in Lahti in a clash of the Veikkausliiga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Lahti recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Honka. Muati Modesto struck first for Honka in the 7th minute, then A. Sadiku added another in the 10th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lahti couldn’t manage to score, and Honka took the shutout win. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 9th placed SJK is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Ilves. Almen struck first for SJK on an own goal in the 21st minute, then Ariel Ngueukam tied it up for Ilves in the 34th minute on a feed from Petteri Pennanen . SJK is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Omasp Stadion, Lahti took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Pyry Lampinen scored the first goal for Lahti in the 28th minute, then in the 53rd minute, Pyry Hannola sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jake Jervis.
SJK’s most prolific scorer has been Oliynyk. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Lahti’s most prolific scorer has been Macoumba Kandji. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.