Finland - VeikkausliigaData current as of September 08, 2026

Ilves vs Lahti: match statistics

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Ilves vs Lahti: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ilves plays Lahti in Veikkausliiga (Finland). The game is scheduled for September 12, 2026.

Recent form

Ilves has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Lahti has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Ilves scores 1.55 goals per game and allows 1.68. Lahti scores 1.18 and allows 0.86. Games in this league average 2.58 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 59% of Ilves's games and 41% of Lahti's. The Over 2.5 rates are 64% and 32%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Lahti has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.39 per game. Ilves takes 11.4 shots per game, while Lahti takes 12.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Ilves leads at halftime in 36% of its games and scores 0.68 goals per game after halftime. Lahti leads at halftime in 36% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ilves's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (7 goals). For Lahti, it is minutes 0-15 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Veikkausliiga games average 2.58 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.34)
(3.50)
(2.60)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.55Goals scored / game1.18
IlvesLahti
1.68Goals allowed / game0.86
IlvesLahti
50%Average possession54%
IlvesLahti
4.5Shots on target / game3.95
IlvesLahti

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.36Shots per game12.73
IlvesLahti
4.5Shots on target3.95
IlvesLahti
13.6%Shot conversion9.3%
IlvesLahti
50%Possession54%
IlvesLahti
1.39xG for1.43
IlvesLahti
1.66xG against1.26
IlvesLahti

Shooting quality

Ilves: Efficient finishingLahti: Balanced
IlvesLahti
Accuracy (shots on target)40%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Lahti is 233% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Ilves · 2 pts / game - Lahti

Ilves
LWLLL
Season result split
32% W18% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-11
1.14 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Lahti
WDLWW
Season result split
41% W23% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-8
1.45 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-5
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WLDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ilves is 31% better for: goals scored per game.

1.55 goals / game - Ilves · 1.18 goals / game - Lahti

Lahti is 95% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.68 goals / game - Ilves · 0.86 goals / game - Lahti

Ilves scoring profile: very strong

Ilves scores in 86% of games (19 of 22 meczów), while Lahti keeps a clean sheet in 41% (9 of 22 meczów).

Lahti scoring profile: very strong

Lahti scores in 73% of games (16 of 22 meczów), while Ilves keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 meczów).

34Goals scored (season)26
IlvesLahti
37Goals conceded (season)19
IlvesLahti
3.23Average goals per game2.05
IlvesLahti
5Goals scored (last 5)6
IlvesLahti
7Goals conceded (last 5)3
IlvesLahti

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal73%
IlvesLahti
45%2 goals32%
IlvesLahti
14%3 goals5%
IlvesLahti
5%4 goals5%
IlvesLahti

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal59%
IlvesLahti
55%2 goals23%
IlvesLahti
27%3 goals5%
IlvesLahti
9%4 goals0%
IlvesLahti

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time18%
IlvesLahti
9%BTTS in both halves5%
IlvesLahti
27%Scored in both halves23%
IlvesLahti

BTTS and goal count

55%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
IlvesLahti
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
IlvesLahti
40%BTTS - last 540%
IlvesLahti

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
IlvesLahti
55%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
IlvesLahti
32%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
IlvesLahti

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time59%
IlvesLahti
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
IlvesLahti
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
IlvesLahti

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Lahti is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.41 pts / game - Ilves · 1.5 pts / game - Lahti

Ilves - half-time state
36% leading32% draw32% trailing
Lahti - half-time state
36% leading41% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.41Points per game (1st half)1.5
IlvesLahti
0.86Goals scored (1st half)0.68
IlvesLahti
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.41
IlvesLahti
1.86Average goals (1st half)1.09
IlvesLahti
50%Clean sheet before half-time68%
IlvesLahti
41%No goal before half-time45%
IlvesLahti

After half-time (2nd half)

1.32Points per game (2nd half)1.32
IlvesLahti
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
IlvesLahti
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
IlvesLahti
1.36Average goals (2nd half)0.95
IlvesLahti
50%Clean sheet after half-time64%
IlvesLahti
45%No goal after half-time59%
IlvesLahti

Ilves - second-half results

32% W36% R32% P
31
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 32%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Lahti - second-half results

27% W50% R23% P
33
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 41%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ilves - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.40
Goals scored / game0.80.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Lahti - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Ilves
ScoredConceded
5
7
0-15
7
5
16-30
7
10
31-45
6
6
46-60
4
3
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Lahti
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
5
2
16-30
4
5
31-45
4
3
46-60
4
3
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Ilves

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
149%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Lahti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
59%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Veikkausliiga).

Teams vs league

IlvesLigaLahti
Average goals per game 3.232.58 2.05
Both teams scored 59%49% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 64%46% 32%
Clean sheets 27%29% 41%
Goal before half-time 82%73% 68%
Goal after half-time 82%75% 59%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.58
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.13
Away goals / game
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Ilves's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Lahti. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Ilves and Lahti play?

Ilves face Lahti on September 12, 2026 in Veikkausliiga. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Ilves and Lahti?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Ilves won 1, Lahti won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Ilves vs Lahti?

Ilves score 1.55 goals per game on average and Lahti 1.18. The Veikkausliiga average is 2.58 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Ilves's matches and 41% of Lahti's.

What form are Ilves and Lahti in?

Over the last 5 games Ilves have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Lahti 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ilves vs Lahti?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Ilves vs Lahti: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.