Lahti vs EIF betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Veikkausliiga match on August 09th, 2024

A football match between Lahti and EIF of the Veikkausliiga will take place in Finland on Friday, August 09th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Lahti vs EIF betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Lahti vs EIF will occur

The game takes place in the small Lahden Stadion stadium, in the city of Lahti, with a capacity for 14500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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 Lahti vs EIF 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 3.11 goals per match.

Lahti last match

Lahti comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was HJK, in a match valid for Veikkausliiga, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-1. On the field, R. Duarte's team lined up with a 4-3-3.

The odds of the underdog team to win were 5.50 before the match. That shows why it was an unexpected result - an incredible surprise for everyone who enjoyed this match!

EIF last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Veikkausliiga, EIF, who used a 4-5-1 formation, faced the Haka team with a final score of 1-2.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 1.85.

Lahti vs EIF h2h

Lahti occupied 10th place when they went against EIF, who was in 12th place, in their last match at Veikkausliiga. Lahti first went in with a 3-5-2 formation, which was engaged by EIF with a 4-4-2 deployment.

In the 2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 19-05-2024 in a battle-themed Veikkausliiga match which ended in a 1-1 draw.

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

Lahti

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

Lahti enters into this match occupying 11th place in the Veikkausliiga with a negative balance. The team has scored 13 points, winning only 2 games, losing 9, and scoring 7 draws.

This means that in the 19th round the team has an advantage of 1 point in relation to the EIF team that is in the 12th place.

Lahti will try to enforce the home factor as an advantage to get a win. This, despite being in the middle of the league table in the Finland Veikkausliiga and having no high aspirations or relegation concerns.

Lahti analysis

At the end of matchday 18 we see that Lahti conceded more goals than they scored, with 37 goals conceded and 21 scored.

It appears that Lahti is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

The average number of shots towards goal for Lahti is not among the best, with only 3.11 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Best goalscorer from Lahti

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Michael López. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Lahti avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

EIF

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

With 12 points won, EIF is in 12th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 12 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 19th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to Lahti team who occupies position 11.

EIF analysis

EIF, with 18 goals scored and 38 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 18 rounds.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 1 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 EIF

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Salomo Ojala. The Attacker has scored 4 times in this competition and helped EIF avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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 Lahti is Michael López, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of EIF is Salomo Ojala, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that EIF scores an average of 1.22 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 2.25.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 3.78 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.89 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the EIF side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Lahti who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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