League cup.
When both teams are in optimal form and width there should not be much difference in class and they are around midtable class, but at this point of the preseason there is a huge difference in the defensive squad and work, and it can be seen in the results:
Haka:
Jäps is a lower league team, HJK could had won by a bigger margin, VPS are the same class. Attacking-wise their big loss was that leagues best player and scorer Lee Erwin is out.
Ilves:
The sample is small in both cases, we you get the picture. Ilves are defensively ok, but miss the goal scorer, so as this will be a match of defense v offense it is usually the defense who wins the handicap bet, and now we have very tasty odds for X2 in this local derby, which is played indoors at Ilves, at Pirkkahalli.
I have the lineups too, no reason to change my mind.
Good luck friends!
