Ilves will be facing visiting club SJK at Tammelan Stadion in this Veikkausliiga match on Wednesday.
View all of the Ilves v SJK predictions, poll and stats below (plus the best game odds).
📊
Form Guide
Join Bet365 to take advantage of great odds and live streaming. Registration required. 21+ T&Cs apply. Please gamble responsibly. Need support or help? Call the NCPG on 1-800-GAMBLER
Ilves
WLWDWW
Ilves are hoping to win again after their last result, a 0-3 Veikkausliiga triumph versus KuPS.
For Ilves, the goals were scored by Anton Popovitch (31'), Jardell Kanga (44') and Adeleke Akinyemi (56').
Joonas Rantanen's Ilves have hit the target 12 times in their prior 6 outings. The comparative tally of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures stands at 5.
A look at their previous results shows us that Ilves:
- have not lost a league tie with SJK in their previous 2 games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 13 home league matches. A fantastic home record.
SJK
LDLLDW
SJK come into this encounter following on from a 3-1 Veikkausliiga win with the downing of FF Jaro in their last game.
For SJK, the goals were scored by Rasmus Karjalainen (11'), Kasper Paananen (29') and Jeremiah Streng (90'). Kerfala Cissoko (87') scored for FF Jaro.
SJK have been effective going forward in their most recent fixtures, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that SJK have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same clashes. We will see whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
Their prior results show that SJK:
- are winless against Ilves when they've played them away from home in the last 4 matches in the league. They'll be keen to stop this run.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 4 matches in the league.
↔️
Head to head
Checking on their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 17/07/2022 shows that Ilves have won 1 of these & SJK 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 3.
A total of 18 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 10 for Ipa and 8 being from SJK. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.
The last league meeting between these clubs was Veikkausliiga match day 5 on 19/10/2024 when it ended Ilves 4-0 SJK.
The referee was Mohammad Al-Emara.
🧠
Prediction
Our assessment is that SJK are dangerous enough to find the back of the net against this Ilves lineup, but that is unlikely to be as many as they will have scored against them.
We think that it’s going to be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Ilves at the end of the 90 minutes. Should be a good one.
💵
⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the 90 min. result market, backing Ilves is best priced at 1.67, a bet on the draw is 4.2 and staking on the win for SJK gets 4.5. Those are the most competitive bets being offered at the moment.
Andre Moura,
22:03 16/06/2025
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 3
⭐ Star Player: Lauri Ala-Myllymäki
Mostly used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Lauri Ala-Myllymäki was born in Finland. After having played his first senior match for Ilves in the 2015 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has accumulated 2 league goals in this Veikkausliiga 2025 season to date coming from a total of 11 appearances.