Veikkausliiga Outright Betting Scenario
HJK Helsinki will face KTP as they try to secure a title that seems very likely to come. The eyes of the betting community are often shifted to the Veikkausliiga during the summer breaks of the main European Leagues like La Liga, The English Premier League, the Italian Serie A and the German Bundesliga.
However, the title fight isn’t over yet: the biggest club from Finland could pay you 11% of profit if you bet that they will win their 31st Veikkausliiga title this season, which means the odds available right now of 1.11 could be interesting. Safe investments usually pay 1-4% a year if you invest with banks, sometimes with lower risks than sports events, and with 7 points clear over the 2nd team in the classification table, the club that is widely considered the biggest from Finland is considered by the markets a safe bet at this moment.
KTP – HJK Helsinki Match Preview
The hosts have lots of doubtful presences, which means the visitors that are in much better form should have a comfortable scenario. The 1×2 odds as of now indicate a market preference for the visitors which is more than expected: the victory of HJK Helsinki now has odds of 1.30, and an unlikely victory of the hosts could pay odds higher than 10 to 1.
Veikkausliiga Scenario – Weekend Games
Unlike most mainstream leagues, the Finnish Veikkausliiga has a second phase after the initial part of the season. This game is valid for the part of the season that qualifies to the championship round. However, this interesting league has no grey zone: clubs either qualify to the championship round or relegate, which means there’s interesting action until the last round.
Summary – Veikkausliiga Outright Predictions
The key to understanding the low odds of HJK Helsinki right now is the Finland football system: the championship round isn’t a playoff stage, which explains why the advantage of HJK is tangible: the leaders will carry their points onto the next phase, and the 6 best teams of the first phase play 5 more matches to define the champion.
With 7 points clear, there’s little room for surprises which also explains why KuPS has such high odds of 7.0 right now.
Unlike other leagues, the last rounds don’t have “boring” games for the leaders, it’s not like they have secured their qualification to the next phase, like a playoff, their performance during these last fixtures of the first phase could allow them to carry more and more points into the championship round.
Depending on how the game unfolds live, we could have bigger odds for a victory of HJK, if for example the hosts get to score a goal early in the game, which means there could be room for interesting live betting opportunities.
The paid Injuries and Suspensions subscription could be your edge over the market to profitable bets as the last rounds of the Veikkausliiga unfold.
Guest post by: Giant Bet
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Explanation: player statistics (a/b c)
a - games played this season
b - goals scored
c - team position (d - defender, m - midfielder, f - forward, g - goalkeeper).
