Saturday's Veikkausliiga fixture sees FC Lahti take on FF Jaro. CheckLive's numbers have FC Lahti as clear favourites with a 74% win probability, and the signal is strong — so they're expected to come out on top, though it's never a given. Both sides will be looking to pick up valuable league points.
FC Lahti come into this on the back of a mixed but largely positive run: they lost to Ilves, then beat IFK Mariehamn 2-0, HJK 2-0, and Gnistan 1-0, before drawing 1-1 with AC Oulu. FF Jaro have also been solid — they beat SJK 2-1, drew with Inter Turku, beat Ilves 2-1, lost to TPS 2-3, and drew 1-1 with Gnistan. That's two wins, two draws and a defeat in their last five.
The head-to-head record is close: three meetings, with FC Lahti winning two and FF Jaro one. The last encounter, back in early April, was a tight 1-0 win for FC Lahti. With both teams in decent nick, this one could hinge on whether FC Lahti can convert their favouritism into another narrow victory or if FF Jaro can spring a surprise.
