Ilves vs KTP. Prediction, H2H and probable lineups — 2 July 2025
FC KTP
The 14th round clash of the Finnish Championship between Ilves and KTP will take place on Wednesday at 17:00 Central European Time. Let’s take a closer look at this intriguing encounter.
See also: Real vs Juventus. Prediction, H2H and probable lineups — 1 July 2025
Match preview
Ilves, coming into this match in third place, have been showing impressive attacking form and solid defensive play lately. After a Finnish Cup defeat to Gnistan, the team bounced back with four matches—winning three and losing just one—scoring 11 goals and conceding only three (all in a single game). Jonas Rantanen’s side are aiming for the title, but first and foremost, they need to cement their place in the championship group, which they’re currently managing to do.
Things are much tougher for KTP. In 12 league games, they’ve picked up just 9 points (two wins and three draws), scored 13 goals and conceded 31, which makes their defense the worst in the league. Despite their victory in the previous round, the team sits 11th out of 12, leading only the bottom side by a single point.
KTP’s head-to-head record with Ilves also leaves much to be desired. In their last five meetings, Ilves have celebrated victory three times and the other two matches ended in draws—with KTP failing to score a single goal.
Probable lineups
Ilves: Virtanen, Mäenpää, Väisänen, Rale, Popović, Veteli, Vallius, Ulundu, Sederbäck, Ala-Myllymäki, Riski
KTP: Zhuk, Lehtiranta, Toivio, Paavola, Mäkelä, Essuma, Tanaka, Sek, Edlund, Forsell, Tarvonen
Match facts and head-to-head
In the last five head-to-head meetings, Ilves have won three times, two matches ended in a draw, and the goal difference is 9:0
In Ilves’ last five matches, the total over 2.5 goals was surpassed four times
KTP have conceded in each of their last five matches
Prediction
Given the teams’ form and head-to-head stats, I’m willing to bet that KTP won’t find the net. Both teams to score — NO, at odds of 2.1.
