Lahden Reipas vs Haka tips and predictions

Suomen Cup match offers big price against Lahden Reipas triumph

The total expected goals with the analysts is a bigger number than normal so this could be entertaining.

The visitors are a couple of leagues above this Lahden Reipas side.

The home side isn't expected to be a spanner in the works but all things considered, they offer some value.

The hosts are coming into the match having put 6 wins in the bank from their last 9 games. If Haka fail to deliver it will be remembered as a titanic upset but that chunky price looks generous.

Lahden Reipas are going to have to produce a level of football most people don't think they have in them. If the hosts are to grind out a win it will have a lot to do with their growing goal tally. The hosts have showed some real class in previous performances. They have scored one or more times in 14 of their recent 15 matches and at the back they've kept a clean sheet in 9 of their last 19 home games.

Haka haven't been at their best on the road. They've conceded three or more times in 4 of their last 17 away matches. And the home side will be desperately looking for evidence that this might not be a bloodbath. The attacking form shown by the visitors is nothing to send their rivals into a fog of panic. They averaged just 1.0 goals in their last 18 away matches.

Despite the ardent favouritism for Haka it will be great to see Lahden Reipas catch them cold. It isn't a strong view and it won't be for everyone, but the Yes BTTS bet is the tentative side bet. In the total goals market, it's Under 3.5 that stands out here considering the price that's available there. Everything in this preview will rest on how the hosts adapt to a standard of football they aren't used to.

So Haka are obviously legitimate favourites but they are simply too short. It will come down to which squad maintains composure under pressure. There could be some evidence that the gap between the two sides isn't as wide as you think. Sometimes it just takes a half-chance. At the price available, Lahden Reipas are the pick.