KuPS vs Lahti betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Veikkausliiga match on July 21st, 2024

KuPS and Lahti will play on Sunday, July 21st, 2024, at 15:30h (UTC), in a Veikkausliiga game to be held in Finland, check the KuPS vs Lahti betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where KuPS vs Lahti will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Savon Sanomat Areena stadium, in the city of Kuopio, with a capacity for 5300 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the KuPS vs Lahti 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 3.08 goals per match.

KuPS last match

KuPS comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Gnistan, in a match valid for Veikkausliiga, and the match ended 3-1. Coach J. Honkavaara's team lined up with this formation: 4-3-3.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.45.

Lahti last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Veikkausliiga, Lahti faced the Oulu team, and the score ended with a 1-2 for their rivals.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.25, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

KuPS vs Lahti h2h

KuPS was in 5th place when they last played Lahti who was 10th place in Veikkausliiga. KuPS played using the 4-3-3 formation while Lahti responded with a 3-5-2 arrangement.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 27-04-2024, in the 2024 season of the Veikkausliiga, which ended with a 0-1 win for KuPS.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

The KuPS team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Lahti has been more irregular.

KuPS

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The KuPS 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.

This means that in the 16th round, the HJK team is closing in at 2nd place, with no points difference separating them.

KuPS analysis

After 15 matches, KuPS shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 27 goals and conceded 16.

If the average number of shots on target by KuPS in the league is not the best, the team's accuracy, on the other hand, is excellent! There are only 3.73 shots on target per game, with an average of 1.8 goals. In other words, more than 40% of shots on goal will end up in the back of the net.

Winning 3 games as the visiting team, the team’s record of 5 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws proves they are naturally stronger at home.

In comparison to Lahti 1271 attacks and 14 goals, KuPS has had 1566 attacks and 27 goals.

Best goalscorer from KuPS

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level J. Luyeye-Lutumba is the player to highlight. Helping KuPS with 4 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Lahti

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

With 9 points won, Lahti is in 12th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 8 losses, plus 6 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 3 points over EIF who holds the 11th place in the 16th round.

Lahti analysis

Lahti counted 14 goals scored and 30 conceded at the end of Veikkausliiga day number 15.

It seems that Lahti is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.93 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from Lahti

In this season, the individual highlight is Luke Ivanovic that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 4 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Lahti achieved in several matches.

Interesting Match Facts:

With KuPS boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Lahti, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of KuPS is J. Luyeye-Lutumba, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Lahti is Luke Ivanovic, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Lahti scores an average of 0.57 goals per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

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 4.96 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.53 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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