In a weekend match on Sun Sep 11th, in week 22, Haka will travel to Lahti to battle Lahti in a clash of these two mismatched Veikkausliiga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. Lahti sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Oulu. Neither Oulu nor Lahti could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Lahti looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while haka is fresh off their 2-1 win against Honka. Rui Manuel Muati Modesto struck first for Honka in the 37th minute, but Lee Erwin got the equalizer for Haka in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 79th minute on a goal by Lee Erwin. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Haka should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sat May 28th, Haka hosted Lahti in their last match together. Haka and Lahti battled to a 1-1 draw. Sarpreet Singh scored the first goal for Haka in the 86th minute, then Loorents Hertsi tied it up for Lahti in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Lahti at least a draw.
Lee Erwin has been the most prolific scorer on Haka in the last five matches with 3 goals. Lahti’s most prolific scorer has been Geoffrey Chinedu Charles. The Nigerian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.