Helsinki vs Mariehamn betting tips 13 September Finland Veikkausliiga: "After terrible end of July and start of August when Helsinki had only one victory and three draws, scoring only three goals in those four matches in the domestic league and exclusion from Champions League qualifiers from Estonian Nomme Kalju (1:2 on aggregate), things are looking much better for Helsinki now with three victories in a row in most recent matches."
They started improving three weeks ago with a 4:2 victory over Honka, continued building up on that performance with a 2:1 home victory over MyPa and have finally given a very good performance away from home in the last round when they demolished Jaro 5:1 with two goals from Forssell, once by Zeneli, Alho and Mattila. With three victories in a row, they got back to the top of the standings now, having one point more than second placed Honka and a game less. Team finally looks rock solid and it’s hard to imagine them now getting back to poor results once they regained confidence and have all the chances of taking another domestic title. Their striking duo Forssell and Savege works just fine, netting seventeen goals till now in the season. There is no other option for them today but another victory over Mariehamn, just as they did in previous meeting when they won them 5:0 on the road back in June. In last moments of the transfer window they sold talented striker Joel Pohjanpalo (21/5) to Aalen. Home side has no absentees for this game.Despite many defense weaknesses all season long, Mariehamn is still managing to keep up pretty high at the table being currently at fifth position which seems to be very high for a team with the second worst defense in the league. However, truth to be told, they are also second best offense in the league, as the team struggles to find the right balance in their games, but the results are still coming on their side.
They are coming from a 1:1 home draw against Inter Turku, a game that was very open from both sides with many chances, while the hosts might have been more satisfied with the draw as they equalized at counter attack only four minutes before the full time. Their coach is aware that Helsinki is more quality team that they are, saying that they will have to react this time on counter attacks, as their opponent is a team that likes to hold the ball to their feet and are strong at it. It won’t be an easy game for visitors as they will couple of several very important players. Injured are goalkeeper Nurme (3/0), but also defender Vartto who still didn’t make a performance this year but was a key player previous season, midfielder Diego Assis (15 matches, 4 goals, 8 assists) and striker Orgill (13/8) all sidelined with different injury problems.
Helsinki have won their last five home matches in Veikkausliiga.
Helsinki didn’t concede in their last four matches against IFK Mariehamn.
Big quality difference between two each other and goal difference of 20:1 in Helinski’s favor in last five matches between two of them, make Helinski absolute favorite today. They are coming from three straight victories, with improved atmosphere in their locker room and should completely dominate against one of the weakest defenses in the league.
Bet: Helsinki -1.5 Asian handicap
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