Inter Turku and RoPS Rovaniemi meet at Veritas Stadion, in a match for the 11th round of the Veikkausliiga. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 7 matches won 4, drew 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, in 12 -04-2017, for Veikkausliiga, Inter Turku won by (6-2). Alan Henrique (15 ‘), M. Mäkitalo (20’), N. Kuqi (39 ‘, 45’ and 47 ‘) and T. Furuholm (67’) scored the goals of the match, for Inter Turku, and T. Stavitski (58 ‘) and R. Taylor (86’), for RoPS Rovaniemi. Attention to the home factor, since Inter Turku usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Inter Turku:
The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Seinäjoen JK, by (0-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against HJK Helsinki, by (3-0). This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats in their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Inter Turku has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. The team has conceded goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 9 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Inter Turku comes to this game with a natural defeat in the field of leader HJK, by 3-0, adding in this way the fifth snub in the last 10 games played. We emphasize that the landlords are still at the bottom of the leaderboard, that is, a win in this game is essential. In this game against the fans the coach Fabrizio Piccareta must play in 4-4-2, benefiting the defensive organization and passes in depth towards Furuholm. However, right midfielder Mika Ojala is making a good start to the season and has 3 goals and 1 assist. However, it is important to underline that Inter Turku scored only 1 goal in the 3 matches played in their stadium. For this game the coach has all the players at his disposal.
Rovaniemi:
The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 20 points won, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against KuPS Kuopio, by (2-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against FC Lahti, by (0-0). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not affected by the home team, as in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses at their stadium. For the league, RoPS Rovaniemi won 8 points out of 15 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 matches as a visitor. Their defense has been very strong, having only scored goals in 2 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 23 of the last 38 they disputed there were less than 3 goals.
The RoPS had a phenomenal start to the season, however, fell performance and adds only 1 win in the last 5 games played in this competition. In the final match for the Finnish championship, the visitors drew 0-0 against Lahti. Despite playing away from home, coach Toni Koskela must play in 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks: Heikkila and Lappalainen are the fastest and most dangerous players in the game. attack front. In addition, Lappalainen is the great highlight of the RoPS, with 4 goals scored. Everything indicates that there are no important absences for this game.
PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.64
