Match analysis
FinlandVeikkausliiga
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this Veikkausliiga fixture.
Simon Lindholm⚽
Jardell Kanga🟨Jesse Kilo🔄Lauri Ala-Myllymäki🔄Oliver Pettersson🟨Yassin Daoussi🟨Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan🔄Antti-Ville Räisänen🔄Abdoul Goudouss Bamba🔄Anton Popovitch🔄Tatu Miettunen🔄Simon Lindholm🔄Yassin Daoussi🔄Paulo Lima🟨Ilves were beaten 1-0 at home by VPS on Saturday 22 August (Veikkausliiga). At the break it was 1-0 to VPS. They never let the lead slip.
Simon Lindholm (9') scored for VPS.
One of the four tips on this match won: under 2.5 goals.
| IlvesHome | Rating | VPSAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,601 | Overall | 1,557 |
| 1,672 | Match venue | 1,537 |
| 1,672 | At home | 1,546 |
| 1,525 | Away | 1,537 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,605 | Attack | 1,504 |
| 1,551 | Defence | 1,568 |
| 1,614 | Home attack | 1,502 |
| 1,575 | Away attack | 1,510 |
| 1,581 | Home defence | 1,550 |
| 1,531 | Away defence | 1,547 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,675 | Goal environment | 1,572 |
| 1,547 | Home goals | 1,593 |
| 1,628 | Away goals | 1,478 |
| 1,507 | Possession | 1,505 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,516 | Set-piece attack | 1,508 |
| 1,515 | Set-piece defence | 1,508 |
| 1,526 | Close games | 1,535 |
| 1,619 | Winning margin | 1,570 |
Match venue compares Ilves at home with VPS away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
IlvesUnknownVPSUnknownBold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
Value VinnyWonThe pickUnder 2.5
The numbers don’t lie, but bookmakers certainly love to dress them up. When we strip away the narrative noise for this Ilves vs VPS clash, we’re looking at a fixture where the market has priced efficiency into the board, leaving us to hunt for the mathematical cracks. Ilves…
PajimonLostThe pickIlves win
Boet, let’s cut through the noise and talk about where the money actually sits. Ilves are hosting VPS in Tampere, and if you’ve been tracking the Veikkausliiga, you know home form is king. Ilves haven’t lost at home in five straight, racking up an 80% win rate while keeping a…
Mr SimpleLostThe pickIlves win
Welcome to the pub, lads. It’s Ilves hosting VPS in the Veikkausliiga, and on paper, this is a proper clash of styles. Ilves are sitting in 9th place with 25 points, but don’t let that fool you—they’ve been turning their home ground into a fortress. In their last five home…
Yoda Mc Yoda FaceLostThe pickIlves win
Do or do not bet, there is no try... but hedge your bets, you should. In the Veikkausliiga, wisdom often lies in looking past the table and into the patterns that truly govern a match. Ilves host VPS on Saturday, and the data whispers a clear truth: the home side holds the…
The head-to-head covers 33 games since May 2015, and Ilves have won 14, VPS have taken 11 and eight were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Ilves vs VPS prediction page.
