FC Lahti will face off against away side SJK at Toolpoint Areena in this Veikkausliiga tie on Saturday.
View all of the FC Lahti v SJK predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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FC Lahti
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FC Lahti fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 5-0 Veikkausliiga success over Ilves.
For FC Lahti, the goals were scored by Amir Belabid (4', 11'), Aaron Lindholm (17'), Erik Andersson (52') and Daniel Heikkinen (70').
It has been seldom in recent times that FC Lahti have shown defensive steel. The facts show that FC Lahti have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 6 goals during that time. We will just have to see if that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.
Taking a look at their past results, FC Lahti:
- haven't beaten SJK in their previous 5 league games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches at home.
SJK
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After tasting defeat last time out to IF Gnistan in Veikkausliiga competition, SJK and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
For SJK, goals were scored by Olatoundji Tessilimi (43') and Eze Onuoha (67'). Ayo Obileye (4'), Costa (52') and Gabriel Europaeus (60') scored for IF Gnistan.
Looking at their form, and SJK have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals overall. At the back, SJK have not been doing too well.
Looking at the pre-match facts, SJK:
- have not lost to FC Lahti when they've played them away from home in the last 3 matches in the league.
- are without an away win for the past 6 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 07/05/2022 shows that FC Lahti have won 1 of these and SJK 2, with the tally of drawn results being 3.
There were also goals galore in those games, with 23 in all which averages out at 3.83 goals per match.
The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Veikkausliiga match day 17 on 27/07/2024 when it ended SJK 5-5 FC Lahti.
The match was refereed by Ville Nevalainen.
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Team News: SJK
In an otherwise available group of players, there’s only the sole fitness problem for the SJK boss Jarkko Wiss to be concerned about. Albin Björkskog (Knee injury) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
SJK will likely create enough chances to break down this FC Lahti outfit, but that is unlikely to be enough to prevent defeat.
We reckon that it will be a close game with a 2-1 win for FC Lahti at the end of this one. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on FC Lahti can be had for 2.25, a bet on a draw is 3.5 & staking on a victory for SJK is 2.88. These are the best returns that can be secured right now.
Peter Guest,
02:02 09/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
FC Lahti
Formed: 1996
Stadium: Toolpoint Areena (14,465)
Captain: Topias Inkinen
Chairman: Mika Halttunen
Manager: Gonçalo Pereira
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 7
⭐ Star Man: Momodou Sarr
Customarily played in the Right Wing position, Momodou Sarr was born in Vaasa, Finland. Having played his first senior match for Ilves in the 2022 season, the skilful Forward has managed 2 league goals in this Veikkausliiga 2026 campaign so far in a total of 7 appearances.