FC Lahti host IFK Mariehamn in a Veikkausliiga meeting on 8 September. CheckLive's model favours the home side, with a strong 70% signal strength, but that is still a lean rather than a certainty. Both sides arrive with momentum, and a draw remains a live option.
FC Lahti's last five league matches brought three wins, a draw and a defeat: 1-0 at VPS, 2-1 at SJK, 2-0 at home to FF Jaro, 0-0 at Inter Turku and a 1-2 home loss to KuPS. IFK Mariehamn also won three of their last five league games: 2-0 at home to FF Jaro, 4-2 away at KuPS and 2-0 at home to SJK, but they lost 0-2 at Ilves and 0-3 at TPS.
In the eight supplied head-to-head meetings, FC Lahti have four wins and one defeat, with three draws. They also won the most recent meeting, beating IFK Mariehamn 2-0 away in the league in July. With three draws in that sample, this is not a one-sided rivalry, and Mariehamn have already shown this season they can win on the road.
