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Veikkausliiga · Tammelan Stadion

Ilves v HJK prediction

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What to expect

We expect about 1.9 goals from Ilves and 1.7 from HJK, so Ilves come out ahead by a nose. Put together, that is around 3.6 goals in the game, and a match we expect to open up at both ends.

Ilves come into this on two straight defeats. Recent results are only ever part of the story, but they are worth knowing before kick-off.

Our pick: Both teams to score. Both of these carry enough of a threat to find the net (xG 1.9-1.7), and we make both teams to score about 52%. Expect goals at either end rather than a one-sided shut-out.

We put the chance of that landing at about 52 out of 100. The price on offer is 1.47, which works out at about 68 out of 100. The price is shorter than our own read, so there is less in this than it might look.

What the numbers say
Ilves have won one of their last five.
HJK have won two of their last five.
Five of the last five meetings had three goals or more.
Both teams scored in five of the last five meetings.

Recent meetings

16 May 2026HJK 2 - 2 Ilves
30 Oct 2025Ilves 3 - 1 HJK
29 Sept 2025HJK 2 - 2 Ilves
11 Aug 2025HJK 5 - 1 Ilves
5 Apr 2025Ilves 3 - 2 HJK
Ilves have won two of the last five meetings, with two drawn.

One thing to watch

One well-drilled defence, or a game that turns one-sided, and this is gone. The price is shorter than our own read of about 52%, so there's less value here than the number suggests.

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This one is tight against the line: we make it around 2.7 goals (xG 1.2-1.4) and it takes three to beat us, keeping it under more often than not (about 54%). A close call rather than a comfortable one.
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