Match

Lahti vs VPS: result 0-2 and analysis

VeikkausliigaRegular Season - 20Kick-off on August 18, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Lahden Stadion, Lahti

Lahti
0-2
VPS

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What was the result of Lahti vs VPS?

VPS won 0-2 on August 18, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 54′E. BashkirovVPS
  • 76′P. MichaelVPS

Official lineup for Lahti vs VPS

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Lahti

3-4-3
  1. 24L. Kreković
  2. 9Matheus Alves
  3. 20M. Könkkölä
  1. 25M. Kuningas
  2. 5Bubacar Djaló
  3. 10E. Virta
  4. 29A. Puukko
  1. 27T. Penninkangas
  2. 15J. Pirttijoki
  3. 33L. Šimunović
  1. 1M. Ljubić

VPS

3-5-2
  1. 18H. Sawyer
  2. 14P. Michael
  1. 4J. Engström
  2. 44E. Bashkirov
  3. 28R. Hudd
  4. 21P. Ahiabu
  5. 20T. Reid
  1. 23M. Niemi
  2. 3J. Pikkarainen
  3. 5M. Pitkänen
  1. 1T. Marttinen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lahti have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; VPS have 8, 2 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Lahti
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2023AC Oulu(away)1-1Veikkausliiga
Aug 7, 2023Honka(home)1-0Veikkausliiga
Jul 30, 2023Haka(away)1-1Veikkausliiga
Jul 23, 2023Mariehamn(home)0-2Veikkausliiga
Jul 16, 2023SJK(home)1-1Veikkausliiga
VPS
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 9, 2023SJK(home)3-2Veikkausliiga
Jul 28, 2023Ilves(away)2-0Veikkausliiga
Jul 23, 2023Haka(home)4-1Veikkausliiga
Jul 15, 2023AC Oulu(home)3-0Veikkausliiga
Jul 12, 2023Inter Turku(away)2-0Veikkausliiga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Lahti wins, 2 draws, 2 VPS wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 5, 2023VPS 0-0 LahtiVeikkausliiga
Sep 28, 2022Lahti 0-2 VPSVeikkausliiga
Aug 20, 2022VPS 2-3 LahtiVeikkausliiga
Apr 8, 2022Lahti 0-5 VPSVeikkausliiga
Sep 20, 2019VPS 1-2 LahtiVeikkausliiga
Jul 20, 2019VPS 1-1 LahtiVeikkausliiga

Last archived meeting: VPS vs Lahti on Apr 5, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Lahti score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; VPS score 1.6 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Lahti0.91.347/154/15
VPS1.60.965/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Lahti sit 1st in Veikkausliiga (36 points from 26 matches) and VPS sit 5th (39 points from 27 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1LahtiRelegration Group2610610302536
5VPSChampion Group2711610313139

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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