Week 16 brings us a match on Jul 29th where Lahti will play host to Ilves in a clash of these two closely matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 11th placed Lahti, recorded a 1-3 loss against SJK. Samson scored the first goal for SJK in the 26th minute, then Diego Rojas added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while ilves is fresh off their 1-2 loss against HJK. Larsson struck first for Ilves in the 35th minute on a feed from Petteri Pennanen, then Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic tied it up for HJK in the 72nd minute But luckily in the 88th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Arttu Hoskonen. Ilves is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 18th of June, Ilves hosted Lahti at the Tammelan Stadion in their last match together. Ilves won by a score of 3 to 2. Petteri Pennanen scored the first goal for Ilves in the 8th minute, but Klinga got the equalizer for Lahti in the 29th minute , but luckily for Ilves it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win.
For Ilves, their top scorers are Ariel Ngueukam and Larsson, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Lahti is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Altin Zeqiri and Macoumba Kandji each only have 1 goal in their last 5.