SJK vs Lahti betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Veikkausliiga match on July 27th, 2024

SJK and Lahti are scheduled to play against each other on July 27th, 2024, Saturday at 14:00h (UTC), in a Veikkausliiga match to be held in Finland, check the SJK vs Lahti betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where SJK vs Lahti will occur

The game takes place in the small OmaSP Stadion stadium, in the city of Seinajoki, with a capacity for 2800 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 SJK 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 3.07 goals per match.

SJK last match

SJK comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Mariehamn, in a match valid for Veikkausliiga, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 0-4. On the field, S. Grieve's team lined up with a 4-5-1.

The odds of 1.73 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Lahti 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, Lahti, who used a 5-2-3 formation, faced the KuPS team with a final score of 1-0.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds for their victory, 6.00 were the best proof of this.

SJK vs Lahti h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Veikkausliiga, SJK ranked 5th place while Lahti was in 9th place. SJK initiated hostilities with a 5-3-2 formation while Lahti played using a 3-5-2 tactic.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. The match, played on 27-05-2024, recorded the 0-4 win for SJK.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While SJK thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Mariehamn, Lahti lost in a match against KuPS. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Lauri Laine, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.

SJK

Veikkausliiga leaderboard now

The SJK team with 31 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.

Saddled with the same points against KuPS in position 2, in the 17th round.

SJK analysis

After round number 16 in Veikkausliiga, SJK has 30 goals scored and 20 conceded.

SJK does not average a high number of shots, but in terms of accuracy, the team's results are really good. The team, in fact, averaged 4.13 shots towards the opponent's goal in each match, averaging 1.88 goals. In fact, 2 out of every 5 shots end up in the net.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won 4 games away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 5 wins against 1 loss, and 2 draws.

SJK is a more offensive team than Lahti, having 1491 attacks vs. 1344 from Lahti, having scored 30 times. In comparison, Lahti converted into goal 14 times.

Best goalscorer from SJK

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Jaime Moreno. With 8 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the SJK team achieving several victories this season.

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

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 9 losses, plus 6 draws.

In the 17th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 3 points as opposed to EIF which is just above, in the 11th place.

Lahti analysis

Lahti counted 14 goals scored and 31 conceded at the end of Veikkausliiga day number 16.

Recent performances have shown that Lahti is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

The odds are certainly not in favor of the team, which in addition to playing in a difficult away match will have to deal with the difficulties shown in the offensive phase. At the moment, in fact, it has no more than 0.88 goals scored on average per match.

Best goalscorer from Lahti

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

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of SJK is Jaime Moreno, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Lahti is Luke Ivanovic, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

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

Seeing that Lahti has an average of 0.5 goals per match outside their domains, the option under 2.5 goals is an appealing one. This market makes much sense since the team usually doesn't concede goals playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.3.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.47 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

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 6.5 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

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.25 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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