Honka vs Mariehamn
Finnish Veikkausliiga
Date: 7 June 2023, Wednesday
Kick-off at 16:00 UK / 17:00 CET
Venue: Tapiolan Urheilupuisto (Espoo).
Honka will have a nice chance to get their 2023 Veikkausliiga campaign up and running on Wednesday afternoon when they host Mariehamn in Gameweek No 11 in Espoo.
The team led by Vesa Vasara dropped to bottom half of the standings after losing four of the previous five league matches.
The latest of the failures came on Saturday afternoon when Honka did little to threaten Inter Turku in a 2-0 defeat on the road.
Interestingly, this loss came just four days after the shocking victory over HJK in the fifth round of the Finnish Cup (on penalties).
Vasara can be particularly worried with the lack of efficiency his men have shown in the last several weeks. Honka failed to find the back of the net in four of the last five Veikkausliiga affairs.
The hosts should have more space to deliver this time around, though, as they are about to face the second-worst defensive line in the competition.
Mariehamn allowed three goals in the weekend’s 3-2 road loss to AC Oulu. They share the very foot of the standings with VPS at the moment, after losing five of the opening nine games in the season.
Daniel Normen’s men have been particularly easy to break down on travels. They took just one point from four away matches in this term of Veikkausliiga.
Honka vs Mariehamn Head-to-head
- We did not see a winner in any of the previous five head to head clashes between Honka and Mariehamn.
- None of these five matches offered three or more goals either. The thread includes back-to-back goalless draws in the last two H2H matches in 2023.
- Honka have 13 wins, 11 draws, and only 4 losses in the last 28 home outings against Mariehamn.
Honka vs Mariehamn Prediction
Honka have not been pulling up any trees of late in the league but this match represents an ideal opportunity for Vesa Vasara and his men to shift their fortunes around with a comprehensive victory on Wednesday.
We will take Honka to win by two or more goals difference at the 2.60 odds while you can alternatively take the 1.90 odds offered for the Over 2.5 goals FT bet.
Honka vs Mariehamn Betting Tips
- Honka to win in -1.5 Asian Handicap @ 2.60 (8/5)
- Over 2.5 goals FT @ 1.80 (4/5) odd.
