Ilves vs SJK betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Veikkausliiga match on June 19th, 2024

Ilves and SJK will be playing against each other on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024, at 18:00h (UTC), in a Veikkausliiga football game in Finland, check the Ilves vs SJK betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ilves vs SJK will occur

The game is set to 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

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Introduction to the Ilves vs SJK 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 2.93 goals per match.

Ilves last match

Ilves in its last official match lost (2-4) against SJK, in a match valid for Finland Cup.

With odds of 3.50, it is clear that defeat was not in anyone's plans for this match. The team was the clear favorite for the win, but they could do nothing to avoid defeat.

SJK last match

Ilves vs SJK h2h

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 15-06-2024. In a Finland Cup 2024 match, SJK came out on top and beat their rivals by 2-4.

The performance of the SJK team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Ilves team.

Ilves

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The Ilves team with 21 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that, with the same score, the team is ahead the SJK team closing in at the 5th place in the 12th round.

Ilves analysis

After 11 rounds, Ilves has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 23 goals for and 13 conceded.

The Ilves team comes from a defeat in the Finland Cup, and its coach Joonas Rantanen wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

The Ilves shooting average is not high, yet the accuracy of the strikers is extraordinary. If shots on target averaged only 4.08 per game, the team instead scored 1.92 goals per match. Basically, it scored a goal in 40% of attempts.

his ball possession percentage is 49.92% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against SJK and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

In comparison to SJK 1126 attacks and 20 goals, Ilves has had 1193 attacks and 23 goals.

Best goalscorer from Ilves

In this season, the individual highlight is Santeri Haarala that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Ilves achieved in several matches.

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.

SJK

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The SJK team with 21 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 6 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses.

Ilves ranks just above, occupying 4th place in the 12th round, the team has the same number of points.

SJK analysis

SJK counted 20 goals scored and 16 conceded at the end of Veikkausliiga day number 11.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Veikkausliiga.

Best goalscorer from SJK

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Jaime Moreno. SJK owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 5 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

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 SJK is Jaime Moreno, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Since SJK has an average of 1.4 goals per game when playing away from home, the market for under 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative. This option can be very good, considering that SJK does not concede goals playing outside their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 6.79 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

SJK 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 6.25 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of SJK in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.64 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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