In this week 19 match on Aug 20th, VPS will host Lahti at Elisa Stadion in a Veikkausliiga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 8th placed VPS is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Inter Turku. Matias Tamminen struck first for Inter Turku in the 25th minute, but Joonas Vahtera got the equalizer for VPS in the 35th minute earning VPS a comeback draw. VPS is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lahti recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against HIFK. Neither Lahti nor HIFK could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
VPS and Lahti last played eachother at the Lahden Kisapuisto on Friday Apr 8th. VPS was victorious by a score of 5 to 0. Kalle Multanen struck first for VPS in the 28th minute, then Strandvall added another in the 34th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lahti couldn’t manage to score, and VPS took the shutout win.
Berat Köse and Teemu Penninkangas are the top scorers for Lahti in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Multanen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for VPS.