Oulu vs Ilves betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Veikkausliiga match on August 04th, 2024

A Veikkausliiga match between Oulu and Ilves will hold on August 04th, 2024, Sunday at 13:00h (UTC), in Finland, check the Oulu vs Ilves betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Oulu vs Ilves will occur

The game will be played in the small Raatin stadion stadium, in the city of Oulu, with a capacity for 4500 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 Oulu vs Ilves 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 3.14 goals per match.

Oulu last match

Oulu come from a defeat in the last match. The game against HJK, valid for the Veikkausliiga, ended with a 3-0. The team coached by K. Bratsos lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 7.00 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

Ilves 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, Ilves, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the VPS team with a final score of 3-2.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.50.

Oulu vs Ilves h2h

Ilves was in 9th place in the Veikkausliiga while Oulu was in 10th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Ilves team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic Oulu used in the match.

The last time these teams met was for a Veikkausliiga match, on 04-05-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a 3-2 win for Ilves.

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

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Oulu

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The Oulu team has 18 points being in the 8th place in the Veikkausliiga competition in Finland. The overall balance is not favorable, with 7 losses, 4 wins wins and 6 draws.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 18th round, with the Gnistan team in hot pursuit at 9th place.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Finland Veikkausliiga without high aspirations or fears of relegating, the Oulu will try to benefit of the home factor to get a win.

Oulu analysis

Oulu at the end of round 17 in Veikkausliiga had 24 goals scored and 30 conceded.

The Oulu team comes from a defeat in the Veikkausliiga, and its coach Konstantinos Bratsos wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

While they’ve won once as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws.

Best goalscorer from Oulu

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is A. Coffey. The Attacker has scored 10 times in this competition and helped Oulu avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Ilves

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The Ilves team with 29 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 18th round, with the VPS team in hot pursuit at 5th place.

Ilves analysis

After 17 rounds, Ilves has a positive goal difference, with 36 goals scored and only 23 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

If the average number of shots on target by Ilves in the league is not the best, the team's accuracy, on the other hand, is excellent! There are only 4.24 shots on target per game, with an average of 2.12 goals. In other words, more than 40% of shots on goal will end up in the back of the net.

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

With away his balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws in the Veikkausliiga, opposing teams usually have slim chances of winning.

Ilves is a more offensive team than Oulu, having 1648 attacks vs. 1526 from Oulu, having scored 36 times, in comparison, Oulu converted into goal 24 times.

Best goalscorer from Ilves

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Santeri Haarala is the player to highlight. Helping Ilves with 9 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Interesting Match Facts:

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

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Ilves, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Oulu that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 2.2.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Oulu is A. Coffey, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ilves is Santeri Haarala, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

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

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Oulu 1.25 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Ilves 1.5 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.06 corners.

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 6.41 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

These teams together have a combined average of 4.53 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 Ilves side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Oulu who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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