Ilves vs HJK betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Veikkausliiga match on July 06th, 2024

Ilves and HJK will be playing against each other on Saturday, July 06th, 2024, at 12:00h (UTC), in a Veikkausliiga football game in Finland, check the Ilves vs HJK betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ilves vs HJK will occur

The game will be played in the small Tammelan Stadion stadium, in the city of Tampere, with a capacity for 16800 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Ilves vs HJK betting tip 2024

In the current edition of the Veikkausliiga, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.56 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.95 goals per match.

Ilves last match

Ilves in its last official match drew (2-2) against Lahti, in a match valid for Veikkausliiga. Coach J. Rantanen's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

Taking into account the previous analysis, the probabilities of winning were high, which is reason enough to consider the draw (odd 4.33) as a bad outcome.

HJK last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Veikkausliiga, HJK, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Mariehamn team with a final score of 1-2.

The odds of 1.70 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Ilves vs HJK h2h

Ilves occupied 1st place when they went against HJK, who was in 4th place, in their last match at Veikkausliiga. Ilves first went in with a 4-3-3 formation, which was engaged by HJK with a 3-4-3 deployment.

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2024 season in a Veikkausliiga themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The HJK team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Ilves team, which won only 1 match.

Ilves

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The Ilves team with 23 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses.

The team, in the 14th round, ranks over the Haka team that is placed in position 6 because of an advantage of 2 points. It also has 2 points less than VPS team that is in the 4th place.

Ilves analysis

At the end of round 13 Ilves has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 27 goals to its credit against 17 conceded.

With 49.93% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Ilves can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against HJK they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

Best goalscorer from Ilves

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Santeri Haarala has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Ilves with 5 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 3 of the 5 goals scored have this characteristic.

HJK

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The HJK team with 28 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses.

HJK analysis

After round 13 of Veikkausliiga we count 28 goals scored by HJK and 15 conceded.

HJK is in an enviable position! Having 4 wins in the Veikkausliiga, they are the sure favorite.

The HJK shooting average is not high, yet the accuracy of the strikers is extraordinary. If shots on target averaged only 4.4 per game, the team instead scored 1.87 goals per match. Basically, it scored a goal in 40% of attempts.

This is a top 5 team in the Veikkausliiga that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Chances of winning against HJK who playing away has a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws in the Veikkausliiga, are very slim.

HJK is a more offensive team than Ilves, having 1419 attacks vs. 1415 from Ilves, having scored 28 times, in comparison, Ilves converted into goal 27 times.

Best goalscorer from HJK

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Luke Plange. HJK owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 7 goals in this season.

Historical data: HJK

With 23 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the HJK team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Ilves is Santeri Haarala, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of HJK is Luke Plange, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Taking into consideration that HJK scores an average of 1.71 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.08.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 6.6 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Ilves is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.93 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Ilves in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.15 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

On the Ilves side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from HJK who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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