Veikkausliiga · 17 August 2026
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Will Away Team win the game and keep a clean sheet at regular time
High
confidence
Value analysis
+2% edgeThe odds broadly match our model, so there's limited betting value here.
Gnistan claimed all three points in a dramatic 3-2 Veikkausliiga victory over Ilves on 17 August 2026. The hosts wasted no time taking the lead, with S. Vaisanen breaking the deadlock in the fourth minute. Ilves issued a swift reply just ten minutes later when T. Hytonen found the equalizer.
The frantic pace continued toward the end of the opening period. A. Popovitch put Ilves in front in the 41st minute, but the visitors could not hold onto their advantage until the interval. Right before the half-time whistle, A. Akinyemi struck for Gnistan to make it 2-2.
Referee Antti Munukka was kept busy in the second half, issuing successive disciplinary cards to Ilves player S. Vaisanen in the 56th minute. With the match in the balance, Gnistan found the decisive moment in the 81st minute when B. Milovanov slotted home the winner.
A tense finish saw stoppage-time bookings for D. Perez and J. Kanga, but Gnistan managed the closing minutes to seal the result. The outcome marks Gnistan's third victory in their last 11 encounters against Ilves, who have won six matches in that sequence.
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Gnistan take on Ilves in the Veikkausliiga on Monday, 17 August 2026. Below is our data-driven preview and prediction for this fixture, based on head-to-head history, recent form and league position.
Going into the game, Gnistan sit 4th in the Veikkausliiga on 36 points from 22 games, while Ilves are 9th on 25 points.
Final result: Gnistan 3–2 Ilves. Gnistan won the match.
Gnistan come into this fixture having won 3, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 5 games (WWDDW), scoring in every game.
Ilves come into this fixture having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 games (LLLWW), scoring in 4 of them.
In their last 11 meetings, Gnistan have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6 against Ilves. These fixtures have averaged 3.4 goals per game, with both teams scoring in 45% of them.
Defensively, Gnistan kept 1 clean sheet and Ilves kept 4 across those meetings, giving a useful guide to how tight this matchup tends to be.
Our prediction for Gnistan vs Ilves is Will Away Team win the game and keep a clean sheet at regular time with a 85% confidence rating at odds of 1.2. This tip is informed by the head-to-head trends above (3.4 goals per game, 45% both-teams-to-score), recent form (Gnistan WWDDW, Ilves LLLWW), the 5-place gap between the sides in the table.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 | Gnistan | – | Ilves | Veikkausliiga |
| 23 May 2026 | Ilves | 2–0 | Gnistan | Veikkausliiga |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Ilves | 1–0 | Gnistan | Friendlies Clubs |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Gnistan | 1–3 | Ilves | Veikkausliiga |
| 23 Sept 2025 | Ilves | 3–2 | Gnistan | Veikkausliiga |
