The Veikkausliiga meeting at Tammelan Stadion on Saturday sees hosts Ilves welcome guests AC Oulu.
All Ilves v AC Oulu game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Ilves
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Ilves will be looking for an improved result here following the 3-1 Veikkausliiga loss in their previous game against FC Inter Turku.
The only player to score from Ilves was Joona Veteli (9'). Axel Kouame (6'), Florian Krebs (81') and Jasse Tuominen (89') scored for FC Inter Turku.
At least three goals per game have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Ilves have been involved. Opposition teams scored 10 of them in this period whereas Ilves managed to get a total of 13.
Going into this encounter, Ilves have not lost a league tie with AC Oulu in their previous 4 matches.
AC Oulu
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After a losing effort in their last game against IFK Mariehamn in Veikkausliiga action, AC Oulu and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
Sebastian Dahlström (56') scored for IFK Mariehamn.
In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games featuring AC Oulu, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The average goals scored per game during that time is 3.67, with the number of goals averaged by AC Oulu coming out as 1.33. Let’s find out if that trend can be continued on into this next match.
Going into this one, AC Oulu haven't beaten Ilves when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 16/10/2022 tells us that Ilves have won 5 of them and AC Oulu 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 0.
A combined total of 19 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 13 from Ipa and 6 for Oulu. The average goals per game has been 3.17.
The previous league fixture featuring these sides was Veikkausliiga match day 18 on 04/08/2024 and the score finished AC Oulu 0-1 Ilves.
The match was refereed by Dennis Antamo.
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Prediction
Our assessment is that Ilves will most probably be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
However, AC Oulu could well struggle getting on the scoresheet although we do see them being dangerous at times.
We can therefore see a fairly comfortable 3-1 margin for Ilves when all’s said and done.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, a win for Ilves is available for 1.36, backing a drawn result is 5 and staking on a victory for AC Oulu can get you 7. Those are the most competitive prices offered at this very moment.
Peter Guest,
16:04 20/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Ilves
Formed: 1931
Stadium: Tammelan Stadion (5,050)
Captain: Otso Virtanen
Chairman: Petri Ojala
Manager: Joonas Rantanen
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 4
🔑 Key Player: Marius Söderbäck
Usually used in the Centre Midfield position, Marius Söderbäck was born in Finland. Having played his first senior match for Ilves in the 2023 season, the talented Midfielder has struck 2 league goals in the Veikkausliiga 2025 campaign so far in 7 appearances.