Gnistan vs Mariehamn Prediction & Betting Tips (21 August)

Mariehamn would love nothing better than to dent the promotion bid of their rivals, but a 15-game winless run on their second-tier travels, including five defeats on the bounce, suggests that such a result is likely to prove beyond them. As for Gnistan, they have enjoyed eight wins in their last nine matches in front of their own supporters at this level.

Gnistan have proven extremely inconsistent on their own patch of late, winning three, drawing four and losing three of their previous ten Veikkausliiga matches, yet all of these contests have served up under 3.5 goals. Not only that, but nine of the last 10 Mariehamn away games at this level have also produced three goals or fewer.

At least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from each of the previous five Gnistan matches in the Veikkausliiga, so there is no reason to see this pattern changing against Mariehamn. One reason for this is that it has also been the case in each of the Toffees’ last three away games at this level, so both teams are on the same page.