Finland this week

The season is not really getting too much closer, but a couple of matches will be played this week.

Tonight friendly indoors at Hämeenlinna, when visiting MyPa meet FC Hämeenlinna. Hämeenlinna is testing players, and won poor TPV earlier at home while MyPa have already visited FC Honka and deserved the 1-1 draw they got looking dangerous and lively at times. In the other friendly against PK35 they won 0-1 away, but as pinpointed out several times the results in these matches are impossible to read, too many substitutions and tests going on. The performance, form and readiness are that count.

MyPa is readier at this point, and an away win looks likely. MyPa - 0,5 @ 1.84

EDIT : FT 0-2 (0-1). A nice result!


In the league cup this weekend AC Oulu will host FF Jaro. Home team won a promotion after last season at Ykkönen, and Jaro have faced a lot of changes and have been active on the transfer market to both directions. Jaro are not looking too strong at this point with weakened squad and players injured at otherwise engaged (Matrone at test in the UK for example) , but I have faith in the coach Alexei Eremenko Sr that they can put up a fight. Possibly pick something later.

EDIT: AC Oulu - 0,5 @ 2.00 taken

EDIT: FT 3-2 (0-0) The odds dropped down to 1.58 which is a ridculous price for AC Oulu under any circumstances. I can sense a lot of trouble for Asian bookies this season.

FC Honka will travel to Åland to meet IFK Mariehamn. Honka won TPS in their first match of the competition 2-1 after a good performance while MIFK is just starting the season. Honka is pretty much unchanged since last season and obviously in good form, however as there are no observations of the hosts atm this looks like a no bet to me.

Personally for me the most interesting competition is Uusi Lahti Cup at, you guessed it, at Lahti.

Four live matches both Friday and Saturday, excellent occasion to study the form and new players of

HJK
TamU
Haka
Lahti
KuPs
PoPa
City Stars

not so interested in the Estonian Tulevik, well, we get some international experience.

I will be busy with the Cup and unless something interesting comes up there will no bets of the League Cup matches.

EDIT: Watched 8 matches live, but will skip the remaining two as there is very little new to see. Ok results overall, but was a bit unlucky in a couple of matches where the wrong team were allowed silly goals.