Week 3 brings us a match on Oct 2nd, where Ilves will host Mariehamn in a Veikkausliiga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 2nd placed Ilves is fresh off their 5-1 win against HIFK. Adam Larsson scored the first goal for Ilves in the 6th minute, then added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Tuomas Ollila. Ilves looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 4th placed Mariehamn, recorded a 2-4 loss against Oulu. Michael López struck first for Oulu in the 9th minute, then Niklas Jokelainen added another in the 66th minute. Mariehamn is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 21st of August, Mariehamn hosted Ilves at the Wiklöf Holding Arena in their last match together. Ilves took the match by a score of 5 to 1. Tuomas Ollila scored the first goal for Ilves in the 2nd minute, then added another in the 5th minute.
Mariehamn’s most prolific scorer has been John Owoeri. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. For Ilves, their top scorers are Kai Meriluoto and Petteri Pennanen, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.