1x2 % 42.0% - 30.0% - 28.0% (2.38 - 3.33 - 3.57)
Time for the Haka bubble to burst?
The Islanders challenge the current League leaders Haka from Valkeakoski. 4th placed MIFK has not yet lost home, but was lucky in their last away game at Lahti when they undeservedly equalised on the extra time by a nice shot from Tamas Gruborovics. ” I am not at all happy with the performance, but it is always nice to get some result even if you play badly”, admits home side head coach Pekka Lyyski. ”Fortunately we tend to play much better at home and will give Haka a good match, and probably we are even closer to the top after Wednesday´s game.
IFK Mariehamn injury list is shortish; Dmytro Voloshyn, Dmytro Pronevych and Peter Blomberg are out for sure, and the other goalkeeper Willis Ochieng is on Kenyan international duty.
Haka are the surprise leaders of the league. Very little was expected from them before the season and so far the results are slighly favouring the side from Valkeakoski, the strikers have huge problems scoring and the best goal-scorer in the beginning of the season has been a defender with five goals, mostly from set pieces. ” It is not going to be easy”, know Haka head coach Olli Huttunen, a former national team goalkeeper, ” but we know how to deal with a physically strong side like MIFK. All we need to is trust our own style of play, the skill and speed”.
In the Finland Cup Haka beat Tigers from Tampere easily 7-0 the spirits are high. IFK Mariehamn did not take part in the Cup at all.
MIFK form from right : 1-1-1-3-3-1
Haka form from the right : 1-1-3-3-3-3
Head-to-head 3-0-8
29 Gustav Långbacka 10/0 - 3 Patrik Rikama 8/0 - 6 Marcus Olofsson9/0 – 22 Alexandros Pappas 9/0 – 23 Paulus Arajuuri 8/1 – 8 Kenneth Gustavsson 8/0 -9 Ante Simunac 8/2 – 10 Tamás Gruborovics 10/4 – 11 Mika Niskala 10/1 – 30 Sasha Anttilainen 7/1 - 14 Arsim Gashi 10/1
bench: 15 Amos Ekhalie, 24 Mate Dujilo, 26 Wilhelm Ingves, 4 Johan Carlsson
unavaialbe: 1 Willis Ochieng 0/0, Voloshyn, 18 Dmytro Pronevych 2/0 , 5 Peter Blomberg 0/0
Coach: Pekka Lyyski
1 Janne Korhonen 9/0 – 2 Diego Corpache 9/1 – 18 Jari Nikkilä 9/0 - 21 Pietari Holopainen 9/5 22 Jarno Mattila 9/0 - 6 Sebastian Strandvall 9/2 - 7 Mikko Innanen 9/1 – 11 Antti Hynynen 8/1 , 10 Mika Mäkitalo 8/1 - 8 Jani Kauppila 9/0 - 9 Niko Ikävalko 7/1
bench: 4 Markus Joenmäki 0/0, 12 Saku Pesonen (gk) 0/0, 14 Valeri Minkenen 4/0, 15 Nicolas Kivistö 4/0, 16 Jani Bäckman 6/1, 20 Sami Ristilä 5/1
unavailable: 3 Petri Viljanen (EURO U21), 5 Kalle Parviainen 0/0
Coach: Olli Huttunen
Betting analysis:
Let us face it, Haka is not a good team and should not be on top. In my ranking both teams are about equal at C-class which leads easily to the conclusion that MIFK is a favourite here. However, I have to into account the fact that Haka is leading and there is a positive atmosphere in the team and give them some credit.
Haka is not going to score in set pieces at Mariehamn, and as the strikers Ikävalko and... - is there someone else - have been almost useless I see MIFK dnb at 1.80 as excellent value.
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