On the 6th of August, in this week 17 match, VPS plays host to Ilves in a clash of these two evenly matched Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 9th placed VPS, recorded a 0-4 loss against Honka. Florian Krebs struck first for Honka in the 50th minute, then Jerry Voutilainen added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Muati Modesto At the end of 90 a dissapointed VPS couldn’t manage to score, and Honka took the shutout win. VPS looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while ilves sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Lahti. Kai Meriluoto struck first for Ilves in the 11th minute, but Teemu Penninkangas got the equalizer for Lahti in the 79th minute earning Lahti at least a draw. Ilves is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Ilves and VPS last played eachother at the Tammelan Stadion on the 23rd of April. Ilves won by a score of 3 to 2. Kai Meriluoto struck first for Ilves in the 7th minute, then Mikko Pitkänen got the equalizer for VPS in the 9th minute on a feed from Sillah , but luckily for Ilves it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win.
Ilves is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ariel Ngueukam and Larsson each having 2 goals in their last 5. VPS is fortunate enough to have Kalle Multanen in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.