Competition: Ykkosliiga
Market: TPS Turku win
Odds: 1/3 @ 1xBet
Two sides who find themselves scrapping it out at opposite ends of the Ykkosliiga table, TPS Turku will welcome SalPa to the Veritas Stadion on Friday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, last seen snatching what was a thrilling 2-2 stalemate away at bitter title foes Lahti, TPS are enjoying what has been a stellar campaign so far. Scrapping it out at the top of the table, Ivan Pinol̢۪s men are pencilled in as a standout promotion contender and open Friday̢۪s showdown sat just one-point adrift of finding a route to the top of the Ykkosliiga table. Signing off June with an action-packed 4-2 victory at home against JaPS, the Turku-based outfit have suffered just a single defeat from any of their previous 10 consecutive second-tier appearances. With that extended purple patch stemming all the way back to the middle of May, TPS will be looking to make another statement here. Smelling what is a golden opportunity this weekend, Pinol̢۪s camp have gained a reputation for their continued dominance on home soil. In fact, the promotion dreamers have won their last four straight matchups at the Veritas Stadion by an aggregate score of 13-4.
As for the visitors, making what was a crucial return to winning ways last time out as they snatched a 1-0 win at home against KaPa, SalPa are desperate to use that gritty performance as a platform to build on. However, bracing themselves for what is a monumental challenge this weekend, the Swans are pencilled in as a landslide relegation contender in 2025 and they still sit rock-bottom of the Ykkosliiga standings. Remarkably put just six points on the board from any of their 14 appearances so far this season, Friday̢۪s guests have also lost four of their previous five outings. Falling to a woeful 4-0 loss at the hands of Ekenas, SalPa will also be worried by their most recent trip to the Veritas Stadion. Slumping to a 5-1 drumming when they travelled to TPS back on February 8th, it is hard to see anything other than a similar outcome this weekend.
Bet: TPS Turku 1/3 to beat SalPa in Friday’s Ykkosliiga matchup @ 1xBet