Tampereen Ilves vs HJK Helsinki Prediction: Two hungry lions looking to get back to winning ways

Saturday's Veikkausliiga match between Ilves and HJK will take place at Tammelan Stadion in Ilves. HJK will be traveling to the match. The following provides a clear presentation of our tips and statistics.

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Ilves has only occasionally exhibited their defensive resolve in the most recent games, making it an uncommon occurrence. The fact of the matter is that Ilves have allowed their opponents to score in 5 of their past 6 games, which has resulted in 10 goals being conceded to their opponents. Tampereen Ilves' record against HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga over the past five games is merely 0 wins and 5 losses. The performance of Ilves over the course of the most recent five matches is superior to that of HJK Helsinki. HJK Helsinki has defeated Tampereen Ilves in each of the last seven matches that Tampereen Ilves has played. This season in the Veikkausliiga, Tampereen Ilves have failed to score in two of their seven matches played at home.

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In their previous five matches against Tampereen Ilves in the Veikkausliiga, HJK Helsinki did not suffer a single defeat. HJK has conceded goals in 5 of their most recent 6 matches, resulting in an overall goal differential of minus 8 for the team. In the back, HJK exhibits certain characteristics of having a weak spot. Such a trend isn't likely to be repeated in this game. HJK Helsinki has now lost three straight matches away from home. This season in the Veikkausliiga, HJK Helsinki have gone on the road seven times and has only managed to score once. In each of their last five encounters, HJK Helsinki has found the back of the net at least once.

In the last 17 matches between these two teams, with Tampereen Ilves playing at home, HJK Helsinki has won 8 of those matches, while Tampereen Ilves has won 3 of those matches and drawn 6 of those matches. The score now favors HJK Helsinki by a margin of 24 goals to 14. Both of these teams are coming into this encounter without a victory in their most recent Veikkausliiga fixture. The most recent encounter was a loss for both teams. The average goal in matches between Tampereen Ilves and HJK Helsinki is 3.4.

• Both teams to score – Yes for 1.80 odds
• W2 for 1.785 odds
• Over 2.5 goals for 1.91 odds