📏 Form Guide

FC Lahti

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FC Lahti enter this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Veikkausliiga drawn game versus IFK Mariehamn.

The only scorer from FC Lahti was Ferreira (20'). Sebastian Dahlström (71') scored for IFK Mariehamn.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that FC Lahti have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, FC Lahti have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 7 goals on the way. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that FC Lahti:

• have left without a victory over VPS Vaasa in their previous 5 league matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.

VPS Vaasa

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In their last fixture, VPS Vaasa drew 1-1 in the Veikkausliiga tie with IF Gnistan.

The only scorer from VPS Vaasa was Luka Smyth (7'). Adeleke Akinyemi (63') scored for IF Gnistan.

A sequence of outstanding displays by the VPS Vaasa defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 outings overall. In that period, their own forwards have managed to score 5.

Coming into this clash, VPS Vaasa remain undefeated by FC Lahti in games played away from home for the previous 8 league games. It doesn't get much better than that.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 20/08/2022 shows that FC Lahti have won 1 of these games & VPS Vaasa 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.

A total of 12 goals were scored between them in this period, with 3 of them for Mustat kuhnurit and 9 coming from Vepsi. That’s an average goals per game of 2.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Veikkausliiga match day 21 on 25/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of FC Lahti 0-0 VPS Vaasa.

The referee was Oliver Reitala.

🗞️ Team News: FC Lahti

The FC Lahti manager Gonçalo Pereira has no fitness worries to speak of before this clash owing to a completely injury-free squad to choose from.

📋 Team News: VPS Vaasa

Thanks to a fully healthy group available to select from, the VPS Vaasa boss Jussi Nuorela has no fitness concerns at all ahead of this match.

🧠 Prediction

In our view, VPS Vaasa are capable enough to put a goal past this FC Lahti side, although it may not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Our tip is for a narrow 2-1 winning margin for FC Lahti when the full-time whistle blows. Should be a good one.

Lucas Pereira, 05:02 18/05/2026