I did go for Lahti last few times as they are not as bad as the results show, and they also made a crucial manager change and things were supposed to be improving.

How wrong I was! Their away game at Kuopio was a horrible one. It was only 1-0 until rather late but all Lahti could do was to perform a very bad defensive display. Even if they had all their players in the own half and close to their own goal there was still room to exploit, but the attacking play was non-existent.

Lahti also took not one but two red cards in the game, so key figures Penninkangas and Geoffrey are suspended. There are also other bad news as Alain Henrique has left the club, Lampinen

The good news for Lahti is that there is even one weaker team in the league so there is little worry for relegation, but they need to strenghthen their team now, the so called big names they have like Albion Ademi have been the worst of the whole bunch! Good for Lahti that this is his last game in the club - if he plays - as his loan from Djurgården is ending.

Honka lost too and it ended their good run, but it was more of a random affair. They were comfortably leading away at SJK Seinäjoki, then Jake Jervis - finally fit again as you can see from his hat trick last night v Flora! - scored, Honka defender Adams scored another silly own goal, and at added time SJK scored a winner from a corner.

Honka are likely unchanged since last game unless they let new signing Drazen Bagariz to start, he comes from Sarajevo and should be classy enough to make some difference but we never know until we see!

Winning a handicap is never guaranteed, but the current state of Lahti is simply so bad that we take the asian -1.5 hc here.

Good luck!

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