The Veikkausliiga tie at Wiklöf Holding Arena on Sunday will see home team IFK Mariehamn ready themselves for the visit of Ilves.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for IFK Mariehamn v Ilves - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
IFK Mariehamn
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IFK Mariehamn won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 2-1 Veikkausliiga defeat last time out to HJK.
The only player to score from IFK Mariehamn was Adam Larsson (89'). Joona Toivio (11') and Tope Keskinen (66') scored for HJK.
Over their last 6 games, Bruno Romão's IFK Mariehamn have scored a combined total of 11 times giving them an average number of goals per match of 1.83.
Their past results show that IFK Mariehamn:
- have not won against Ilves in their last 3 league matches.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 league matches at home.
Ilves
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After a losing effort in their last game against SJK in Veikkausliiga competition, Ilves will be hoping to turn things around here.
Jaime Moreno (34') was the scorer for SJK.
The stats don’t lie, and Ilves have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 11 goals overall. In defence, Ilves have seen their frailties exposed. That pattern might not follow through into this match, though.
Ahead of this clash, Ilves haven't been beaten by IFK Mariehamn when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 15/05/2022 shows us that IFK Mariehamn have won 1 of these and Ilves 3, with the number of drawn results being 2.
An aggregate of 17 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 from Grönvitt and 11 netted by Ipa. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Veikkausliiga match day 3 on 27/09/2023 when it finished Ilves 2-1 IFK Mariehamn.
On that day, Ilves managed 52% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. The goalscorers were Djair Parfitt-Williams (18') and Santeri Haarala (85').
IFK Mariehamn got 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Mikko Sumusalo (26') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Antti Munukka.
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Team News: IFK Mariehamn
The IFK Mariehamn boss Bruno Romão has no fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash owing to a completely healthy squad ready to go.
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Team News: Ilves
Owing to a fully healthy group available to select from, the Ilves manager Joonas Rantanen has no fitness worries to speak of before this match.
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Prediction
In our opinion, IFK Mariehamn might well have a job on their hands to see themselves scoring against this Ilves side who we think should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
We therefore fancy a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 win for Ilves after 90 minutes.
Should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
05:05 27/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
IFK Mariehamn
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Wiklöf Holding Arena (1,635)
Captain: Robin Sid
Chairman: Dan Mikkola
Manager: Bruno Romão
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 6
⭐ Star Man: Adam Larsson
Generally taking up the Left Wing position, Adam Larsson was born in Sweden. Having played his first senior match for Ilves in the 2022 season, the gifted Forward has accumulated 2 league goals in the Veikkausliiga 2024 campaign to date in 3 appearances.