Lahti – Honka Picks & Prediction Picks & Prediction
Lahti - Honka Prediction, Picks and Taips
FC Lahti and Honka Espoo meet at Lahden Stadion, in a match for the 7th round of the Veikkausliiga. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 games. The last head ‑ to ‑ head between these two teams, on 24‑06‑2020, ended with FC Lahti winning by (0‑1). The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since FC Lahti presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 7th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they defeated TPS Turku by (1‑3), after in the previous match they lost (3‑0) out, in a match against KuPS Kuopio. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 26 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 23 suffered. In their last 10 home matches FC Lahti has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.
This is a recent team in soccer, which was founded only in 1996. But make no mistake, Lahti is a team used to compete in the Finnish soccer elite, which reached the first division of the national championship in 1998. Since so. The team was demoted only once, in 2010, but returned the following year (2011), winning the second division title for the second time. However, the Lahti never won the Veikkausliiga and its record in competition, so far, is not the best. In 5 games played, the team has 2 losses, 1 draw and 2 victories (away from home): in total there are 8 goals conceded and 6 scored. This is a team with value, but with a bad record when acting as a local team: this year, Lahti played a total of 5 games at home, won only 1, drew 1 and lost 3. Therefore, the team must find a lot of difficulties in this match, against a qualified opponent and that generally works well even when playing away from home.
The visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 10 points won, after 2 wins and 4 draws. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Inter Turku, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won at home against RoPS Rovaniemi, by (1‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 13 suffered; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 12 suffered. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Honka Espoo have won 3, tied 4 and lost 3. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 14 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals.
Founded in 1957, the Honka is not among the oldest teams in Finland, or even among the most traditional. However, after gaining access to Veikkausliiga for the first time in 2005, with the title of the second division, the team was acquired by investors who were aiming to compete in European competition for the first time, which happened in 2008, when He played in the then UEFA Cup (current Europa League). Despite never having won the main national competition, this team ended the vice three times and generally fights at the top of the table. In 6 games in the current competition, the Honka won 2 and tied 4, going undefeated so far. This team has a solid defensive system, which was leaked only 4 times and, in addition, it is not a game without balancing the networks, although it is not usual to score many goals. In this competition, the team alone did not score goals in a tie (0-0) with Mariehamn, in the second round.
Our recommendation tip for Lahti - Honka : BTS / YES @ 1.85