Ilves vs Inter Turku Prediction: The suvival of the fittest

Inter Turku will hope to defend their title when they battle Ilves on Saturday at the Tammelan Stadion. Both sides are unbeaten in 4 of their five games in this competition. Who will win and proceed to the final to face either HJK or KuPS? Below, I have the team news, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Ilves

Ilves made it to this stage after an impressive display in the group stage of this competition, where they finished top of Group B with 13 points in five games. In the run, they defeated KuPS, Oulu, VPS, and Jaro while they were held to a 1-1 draw by SJK. Ilves will want to do everything possible to avenge their 1-0 loss to Inter Turku at this stage of the 2024 edition of this competition. Ilves have been great defensively, having kept clean sheets in their last two games.

Inter Turku

Defending champions Inter Turku will hope to retain the title after a great outing in the group stage. They finished second in Group A with 12 points in 5 games, scoring nine goals and conceding 4. They only lost once and secured four wins before they qualified for this stage. As the defending champions, they know how it feels to win the title, which is enough to motivate them.

Interesting Facts

• Ilves are unbeaten in their last 14 games in all competitions;
• Inter Turku have won their last four games in all competitions;
• The last four games between the two sides saw the BTTS-NO results.

Expert Betting Tips

It is going to be a survival of the fittest in this game because both sides are strong, but I think a draw in the first half is possibly the best option here to avoid siding with either side in this situation. Also, while the last four games between the two sides saw the BTTS-NO results, I believe this game will see the BTTS result due to the impressive display of both sides in the group stages.

Our prediction for this match is for both teams to score, for odds of 1.83 at Betway.

Our second prediction is to see more than two goals for odds of 1.78 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is a draw in the first half for odds of 1.95 at 1xbet.