Matchday 13 of Veikkausliiga is upon us, and we kick off with an intriguing encounter between Inter Turku and VPS on June 28th. Interestingly, Inter Turku has a rich history dating back to 1999, having won six Finnish Cup titles, while VPS has claimed the championship title three times since its inception in 1934. AC Oulu takes on KuPS on the same day, with AC Oulu boasting an impressive record of being one of the most successful teams in Finland, having won 11 league titles, including four consecutive championships from 1983 to 1986. Meanwhile, KuPS has a fascinating factoid that it was founded in 1923 as a sports club for the employees of a local steel factory. SJK faces Haka on June 29th, with SJK holding an impressive record of being one of the top teams in Finland, having won two league titles and four Finnish Cup trophies. Interestingly, Haka has a rich history dating back to 1937, with 12 league championships and three Finnish Cup wins under its belt. Lahti meets Ilves on June 29th, with Lahti boasting an impressive record of being one of the top teams in Finland, having won two league titles and four Finnish Cup trophies. Interestingly, Ilves has a fascinating factoid that it was founded in 1931 as a sports club for the employees of a local paper mill. Gnistan takes on Ekenas on June 30th, with Gnistan holding an impressive record of being one of the top teams in Finland, having won two league titles and three Finnish Cup trophies. Interestingly, Ekenas has a rich history dating back to 1921, with four league championships and two Finnish Cup wins under its belt. Mariehamn faces HJK on June 30th, with Mariehamn boasting an impressive record of being one of the top teams in Finland, having won three league titles and two Finnish Cup trophies. Interestingly, HJK has a fascinating factoid that it was founded in 1907 as a sports club for the employees of a local shipyard.
In the table below you will find our AI prediccions for Veikkausliiga round 13.
| Date |
Home Team |
Away Team |
Prediction |
| 2024-06-28 |
Inter Turku |
VPS |
2 |
| 2024-06-28 |
AC Oulu |
KuPS |
2 |
| 2024-06-29 |
SJK |
Haka |
1 |
| 2024-06-29 |
Lahti |
Ilves |
2 |
| 2024-06-30 |
Gnistan |
Ekenas |
1 |
| 2024-06-30 |
Mariehamn |
HJK |
2 |
The table below shows the goal averages for each encounter based on home teams average performance (goals scored and conceded) at home, and away teams average performance away.
| Date |
Home Team |
Away Team |
Goal Avg. |
| 2024-06-28 |
Inter Turku |
VPS |
2.75 |
| 2024-06-28 |
AC Oulu |
KuPS |
2.45 |
| 2024-06-29 |
SJK |
Haka |
3.07 |
| 2024-06-29 |
Lahti |
Ilves |
2.34 |
| 2024-06-30 |
Gnistan |
Ekenas |
2.83 |
| 2024-06-30 |
Mariehamn |
HJK |
2.84 |
The median goal provides a stable measure of a team’s typical scoring performance. Unlike the mean, which can be influenced by outliers, the median is robust and useful for predicting future performance. Please see the table below for the teams median performance at home or away, respectively.
| Date |
Home Team |
Away Team |
Median Home |
Median Away |
| 2024-06-28 |
Inter Turku |
VPS |
2.5 |
3.0 |
| 2024-06-28 |
AC Oulu |
KuPS |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| 2024-06-29 |
SJK |
Haka |
3.0 |
2.0 |
| 2024-06-29 |
Lahti |
Ilves |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| 2024-06-30 |
Gnistan |
Ekenas |
1.0 |
3.5 |
| 2024-06-30 |
Mariehamn |
HJK |
2.5 |
2.0 |
We also have calculated the average goals scored and conceded for the teams. See the table below.
| Team |
Home Goals |
Home Conceded |
Away Goals |
Away Conceded |
| Ilves |
2.57 |
1.71 |
1.17 |
0.50 |
| HJK |
2.00 |
0.75 |
1.67 |
1.33 |
| KuPS |
2.60 |
1.00 |
1.38 |
1.12 |
| SJK |
1.86 |
1.29 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
| VPS |
1.86 |
1.29 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
| AC Oulu |
1.20 |
1.20 |
1.71 |
2.57 |
| Haka |
1.71 |
1.00 |
1.20 |
1.80 |
| Gnistan |
0.67 |
1.67 |
1.86 |
2.00 |
| Mariehamn |
1.50 |
1.17 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
| Inter Turku |
1.50 |
1.50 |
0.86 |
2.00 |
| Ekenas |
0.83 |
1.33 |
1.00 |
2.33 |
| Lahti |
1.17 |
1.83 |
0.67 |
2.00 |
