Ilves vs KuPS prediction 24.09.2024 | Veikkausliiga

• Competition: Veikkausliiga
• Date: Tuesday, 24th September, 2024
• Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18:00 CEST
• Venue: Tammelan Stadion (Tampere)

After winning the Suomen Cup, KuPS will travel to Tampere for a match against Ilves that could bring them very close to winning the Veikkausliiga title.

Ilves won the Finnish Cup title last season but were far from impressive in the league, finishing 8th. This year, they made a massive leap in Veikkausliiga as they are in 3rd place, just five points away from the league's leader and their next opponent, KuPS. With a potential win, they would be tied for second place and only two points away from the top spot. Considering they have been awesome at home, they have every reason to be optimistic about before the upcoming game.

In recent several seasons, KuPS were constantly in the top three teams in Finland. Last year, they failed to win the title only due to a worse goal difference than HJK. But now, four rounds before the end of the season, they are in a great position to win the title for the first time since the 2019 season. As they just won the Suomen Cup, KuPS's morale will be at an all-time high before the game against Ilves.

Ilves vs KuPS pick: Both teams to score

Ilves have been great at home, especially in the last part of the season. They are undefeated in the previous eight home games and have scored 21 goals - 2.62 per game. They scored at least one goal every time in that period, even scoring goals against good teams in the Conference League Qualifiers - Djurgarden and Austria Vienna. So, scoring a goal against anyone in Veikkausliiga is a totally realistic scenario.

KuPS were great for this type of bet lately as both teams scored in six of their last eight games - 75%. More importantly, they scored in all of those eight matches and are in very good form. We firmly believe they should do well in this game against Ilves as well.

In the previous h2h game at Tammelan Stadion, KuPS won 2:1. Considering all the above, both teams to score should be the safest option for this Veikkausliiga tie.