Lahti vs HJK Prediction 07.06.2023

• Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
• Date: 07.06.2023
• Kickoff: 16:00 UK / 17:00 CEST
• Venue: Lahden Stadion (Lahti)

Lahti started this season below average with only 1 win, 7 points won and 6 goals scored. However, one small facilitating circumstance for them is that they played 8 matches, which is 1 or 2 matches less than most of the league. In the last round, they played 2-2 on the away court against a solid Ilves, which can be a good thing and an incentive for some future matches.

HJK is the most successful Finnish club in history. So far they have won 32 titles, last season they were the best and now they are also the biggest favorites to win the championship. For now, those ambitions are very achievable, although HJK is in 3rd place behind KuPS and SJK. The deficit for the first-placed team is only 2 points and it is quite possible that this will be a very interesting race for the champion of Finland.

Lahti vs HJK pick: HJK TO WIN

Lahti has the capacity to surprise HJK, however, some parameters should be taken into account when choosing the winner. Lahti is in rather bad shape and also has a very weak tradition against the club from Helsinki. In the last 14 matches, they only beat them once and lost 8 times in this stadium. HJK wants to keep the connection with the leading teams and this is a very important match for them. Our prediction is an away team to win.