Ilves, led by Joonas Rantanen, stole all three points from league leaders KuPS with a 3-0 away victory at Väre Areena last Saturday, extending their unbeaten streak to four games (3 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses).

The "Tupsukorvat" (Ilves’ nickname) were already leading by two goals at halftime, with Anton Popovitch scoring the opening goal that turned out to be the winner around the 30-minute mark, and Jardell Kanga adding a penalty goal just before the break to make it 2-0 for the visitors. Adeleke Akinyemi sealed the final score to 3-0 with an assist from Kanga in the first quarter of the second half. The expected goals (xG) favored Ilves by almost the same scoreline.

Three Ilves players are currently with the Finnish U21 national team (Pikkuhuuhkajat) at the European Championships in Slovakia, which means Ilves must manage without defender Kalle Wallius and forwards Teemu Hytönen and Oiva Jukkola. Of these, Rantanen usually plays Wallius and Jukkola on the sides of the midfield. That Finnish team has a must-win match tonight vs Denmark!

Ilves’ possible starting lineup (3-4-3): Virtanen; Väisänen, Miettunen, Rale; Mäenpää, Popovitch, Veteli, Söderbäck; Kanga, Akinyemi, Ala-Myllymäki.

Stevie Grieve’s SJK secured an impressive 3-1 home victory in the Pohjanmaa derby against Jaro at their OmaSP Stadium on Saturday. The hosts were further motivated by the absence of two key defenders from Jaro—center backs Johan Brunell and Erik Gunnarsson—due to suspensions.

In addition, SJK had practiced goal scoring in the cup just three days earlier by thrashing Ykkönen side KPV 7-0. Jeremiah Streng, who scored twice then, sealed SJK’s winning score against Jaro, while Kasper Paananen, who also scored once, netted what turned out to be the winning goal for the hosts. The opening goal was scored by Rasmus Karjalainen. Jaro’s only goal came from Kerfala Cissoko, marking his sixth goal of the season in ten league games. The expected goals were in line with the result.

Cape Verdean defender Kelvin Pires is still out of SJK’s squad. Additionally, first-choice goalkeeper Roope Paunio is with the Finnish U21 team (Pikkuhuuhkajat) in Slovakia, so Hemmo Riihimäki is starting in his place.

SJK’s possible starting lineup (4-3-3): Riihimäki; Yussif, Väistö, Chukwudi, Fati; Paananen, Gasc, Arsalo; Vargas, Streng, Karjalainen.

Especially for SJK, this will be their third game in eight days, including the cup match, which may leave their legs tired against Ilves, who will have played only their second game in five days. Ilves, heading into the match as clear favorites, will surely try to capitalize on this advantage, most likely with good success.

Ilves has recently struggled, especially in home matches against SJK, having drawn three times in those encounters. However, it is now time to take advantage of Ilves due to fatigue, form, and absentees; an even better value would be the Asian handicap of -1.

Good luck!

在兰塔南的带领下，伊尔维斯在上周六客场3-0战胜Väre arena的比赛中，从联赛领头羊伊普斯手中夺走了全部3分，将不败纪录扩大到4场（3胜1平0负）。

半场结束时，“图普苏科瓦特”（伊尔维斯的昵称）已经领先2球，安东·波波维奇在30分钟左右首开纪录，并成为制胜球，贾德尔·坎加在中场休息前打进点球，将比分改写为2比0。阿德勒克·阿金耶米在下半场第一节坎加的助攻下将比分锁定为3-0。预期进球（xG）以几乎相同的比分对伊尔维斯有利。

目前有三名伊尔维斯的球员随芬兰U21国家队征战斯洛伐克欧洲杯，这意味着伊尔维斯必须在没有后卫瓦利乌斯、前锋泰姆Hytönen和乌科拉的情况下征战。其中，兰塔南通常让沃利斯和尤科拉在中场两侧。芬兰队今晚对丹麦队有一场必胜的比赛！

伊尔维斯可能的首发阵容（3-4-3）：维尔塔宁；Väisänen，米特滕，雷莱；Mäenpää，波波维奇，维特利，Söderbäck；Kanga, Akinyemi, Ala-Myllymäki。

上周六，斯蒂夫·格里夫率领的SJK在主场以3-1的比分在奥姆斯普球场击败了哈罗。主队的两名关键后卫——中后卫约翰·布鲁内尔和埃里克·冈纳森因禁赛而缺阵，这进一步激励了主队。

此外，就在三天前，SJK还在世界杯上练习了进球，以7比0击败了Ykkönen球队KPV。耶利米·斯特朗（Jeremiah Streng）梅开二度，为SJK在对阵哈罗（Jaro）的比赛中锁定了制胜一球，而卡斯珀·帕纳宁（Kasper Paananen）也梅开二度，为东道主打进了制胜一球。第一个进球是由Rasmus Karjalainen打进的。贾罗唯一的进球来自西索科，这是他本赛季10场联赛中的第6个进球。预期目标与结果是一致的。

佛得角后卫皮雷斯仍然不在SJK的大名单中。此外，主力门将鲁珀·保尼奥正在斯洛伐克征战芬兰U21国家队，因此赫姆莫Riihimäki将顶替他的位置。

SJK可能的首发阵容（4-3-3）：Riihimäki；Yussif, Väistö， Chukwudi, Fati；Paananen, Gasc, Arsalo；巴尔加斯，斯特朗，卡贾莱宁。

特别是对于SJK来说，这将是他们在8天内的第三场比赛，包括杯赛，这可能会让他们在对阵伊尔维斯的比赛中感到疲惫，伊尔维斯在5天内只参加了他们的第二场比赛。伊尔维斯显然是夺冠热门，他肯定会努力利用这一优势，很可能会取得成功。

伊尔维斯最近表现不佳，特别是在主场对阵SJK的比赛中，他在这些比赛中三次战平。然而，现在是时候利用伊尔维斯由于疲劳，状态和缺席；一个更好的数值是-1的亚洲劣势。

好运！