Soccer
Competition: Ykkonen
Market: JJK double chance
Odds: 8/11 @ 1xBet
Two camps who find themselves scrapping it out at the top of the Ykkonen table, JJK will welcome OLS Oulu to the Harjun Stadion on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, making an immediate return to winning ways last time out as they got July underway with a 1-0 victory away at Inter Turku 2, JJK have enjoyed a bright start to proceedings. Opening this weekend’s fixtures remarkably sat just three points adrift of climbing to the top of the Ykkonen table, the Foxes will be looking to make another statement here. Mustering seven points from their previous three appearances, Toni Lehtinen’s men will also be excited by their recent defensive steel. Along with not shipping a goal in over 200 minutes of action, the Jyvaskyla-based outfit have also registered consecutive clean sheets for the first time since opening up the 2025 campaign. Despite being last seen at the Harjun Stadion playing out a 0-0 stalemate against Mikkeli, it should be highlighted that Sunday’s hosts have not tasted a single defeat in front of their own supporters so far this calendar year.
As for the visitors, managing to make a much-welcomed return to winning ways last time out as they snatched a 2-1 victory at home against Rovaniemi, OLS will be desperate to use that performance as a platform to build on. However, despite coming flying out of the traps when opening up the 2025 campaign, the Yellows have largely plateaued over recent times. Watching their Suomen Cup adventure come to a disappointing end on June 11th as they slumped to a 1-0 loss against Ekenas, Sunday’s guests have recorded just a single win from any of their previous six appearances across all competitions. It should also be noted, including a 2-0 defeat against Jazz Pori on May 10th, OLS have mustered just a sole victory from their last six Ykkonen victory outside of Oulu from their first six attempts so far this season. Despite holding a one-point advantage over JJK ahead of Sunday’s showdown, they should face another tricky test here.
Bet: JJK double chance against OLS Oulu 8/11 for Sunday’s Ykkonen matchup @ 1xBet
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