FC Lahti vs HIFK

Lahti host HIFK for this Finnish Veikkausliiga Relegation Group clash at Lahden Stadion. This is the last round of my home country’s highest tier, and there is nothing really at stake for either team. The match is a true anticlimax for both weak teams who have had a disappointing season. HIFK will be relegated to Ykkönen, second tier for next season but the team’s situation is foggy to say the least.. They have had massive financial problems – once again - this season and no one really knows at what level they will play in the near future. Most players do not have a contract for next season, and I do not believe all HIFK players are committed to the team anymore – or have been for a while. Their results have been even worse lately than in the early season. HIFK recently sacked their coach - again - Mixu Paatelainen announced in a press conference that he will not coach the team next season and the HIFK board immediately let him go. T. Kankkunen is the current coach but what can he really do here? I do not think he is up for the job, and I am sure HIFK are just waiting for the winter holiday to start. My goodness, they have grabbed just nine (!) points this season and have a goal difference of 19:64.

Taking a look at HIFK’s list of players they have they should be a bit better but nothing has worked for them this season. There was a glimmer of hope for them until their most important player, Portuguese goalkeeper Beto, left the team in summer. They have lost nine matches in a row and the latest win came in June! Lahti on the other hand have grabbed 18 points and will have to fight for their place in Veikkausliiga with TPS Turku or Jaro – two teams from Ykkönen. There are, after all, much better than HIFK in all areas of the game. It is true to Lahti will have to try to avoid injuries or cards here on might rotate the squad too but the odds on them are still too high! They have some promising youngsters in the squad who now get a chance to prove their skills. At least they are a serious football team with a future, and it would be important for them the get a morale-boosting win here. They were, in fact, pretty good a week ago away from home against Ilves despite the 0-1 loss as clear underdogs. They had 48% ball possession and both teams had 10 scoring attempts. It was good to see that they wanted to fight hard despite having nothing to play for. HIFK – followed by the sacking of Paatelainen - got a small boost for the their most recent match against IFK Mariehamn and did at least try in front of their enthusiastic fans “Stadin Kingit” (Kings of Stadi) but they almost always lose even when they have a good day on the pitch! Stadi is the slang word for Helsinki. In Lahti it will be different.. HIFK legends Jukka Halme, Jani Bäckman and Sakari Mattila will probably quit their fine careers in disgrace in rainy Lahti in front of very small crowd. What a shame.. Lahti have a 65% chance to win.

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拉赫蒂主场迎战HIFK的芬兰保级小组赛将在拉登球场进行。这是我祖国最高级别联赛的最后一轮，对任何一支球队来说都没有什么真正的利害关系。这场比赛对两支实力较弱的球队来说都是令人失望的。HIFK将降级到下赛季的第二梯队Ykkönen，但球队的情况至少可以说是模糊的。他们在这个赛季又一次出现了巨大的财政问题，没有人真正知道他们在不久的将来会发挥到什么水平。大多数球员都没有下赛季的合同，我也不相信所有HIFK球员会继续忠于球队——或者已经有一段时间了。他们最近的成绩甚至比赛季初还要糟糕。HIFK最近又解雇了他们的教练米苏·帕特莱宁(Mixu Paatelainen)，他在新闻发布会上宣布下赛季不再执教球队，HIFK董事会立即解雇了他。T.坎库宁是现在的教练，但他在这里能做什么呢?我认为他不适合这份工作，我相信HIFK正在等待寒假的开始。我的天啊，他们本赛季只拿到了9分，净胜球是19:64。

看看HIFK的球员名单，他们应该会更好一点，但这个赛季他们什么都没有。在他们最重要的球员，葡萄牙门将贝托在今年夏天离开球队之前，他们曾有过一丝希望。他们已经连输了九场比赛，最近的一场胜利是在6月!另一方面，拉赫蒂已经拿到了18分，将不得不与TPS图尔库或贾洛争夺他们在维考斯里加的席位，这两支球队来自Ykkönen。毕竟，在游戏的各个领域都有比HIFK更好的游戏。拉赫蒂必须尽量避免伤病，也可能轮换阵容，但这种可能性还是太高了!他们队中有一些有前途的年轻人，现在他们有机会证明自己的技术。至少他们是一支有前途的严肃的足球队，在这里赢得一场鼓舞士气的胜利对他们来说很重要。事实上，在一周前客场对阵伊尔维斯的比赛中，他们表现得相当不错，尽管以0-1的比分输掉了比赛。他们有48%的控球率，两队都有10次得分机会。很高兴看到他们想要努力战斗，尽管他们没有比赛的目标。HIFK -随后被解雇的帕特莱宁-在他们最近对阵IFK Mariehamn的比赛中得到了一个小小的提升，至少在他们热情的球迷“Stadin Kingit”(斯塔迪国王)面前尝试了，但他们几乎总是输，即使他们在球场上有美好的一天!Stadi是赫尔辛基的俚语。在拉赫蒂就不一样了。HIFK传奇Jukka Halme, Jani Bäckman和Sakari Mattila可能会在雨天的拉赫蒂在很少的观众面前丢脸地放弃他们的好事业。真遗憾……拉赫蒂队有65%的胜算。