FC Lahti 1:1 FF Jaro: Veikkausliiga Match Result — Sportpul

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Veikkausliiga

FC Lahti LWWWLD

1:1

Finished

Kick-off was 18 Sep, 16:00 BST

FF Jaro LLLLDD

Venue: Lahti Stadium City: Lahti

In the Veikkausliiga game on 18 September 2026, FC Lahti beat FF Jaro 1:1. Match numbers: corners 7:6, fouls 7:21.

Match report

Lahti and Jaro drew 1:1 in a Veikkausliiga Relegation Group match on Friday evening at the Lahti Stadium. Martim Ferreira gave the hosts an early lead before Valde Löfs equalised late on, and the result left both sides with a point each from their 25th round fixture.

Ferreira struck in the ninth minute to settle the opening exchanges, and Lahti looked comfortable for long stretches. Jaro held firm until the eighty-ninth minute when Löfs found the back of the net, and the draw brought them together early. The match ended as a draw, but not without drama — Romaric Yapi was sent off in stoppage time after picking up a second yellow card.

Lahti dominated possession at 69 per cent and registered 13 shots to Jaro's seven, yet neither side could convert their chances into a decisive advantage. Shots on target stood level at four apiece, and the statistics tell a different story from the final score. Lahti created two big chances while Jaro managed none, and by then the visitors had already made their case with disciplined defending.

The result keeps Lahti seventh on 32 points from 22 games, while Jaro remain eleventh with 15 points. Both clubs have been inconsistent this season — Lahti have not won since their victory over Mariehamn, and Jaro have only managed one draw in their last five outings. The gap between them remains wide, but points like this matter more in a relegation group.

We had tipped Lahti to win, but the match went another way. A late equaliser and a red card turned what looked like a straightforward home victory into something far more reluctant. Football rarely follows the script.

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Match highlights FC Lahti — FF Jaro

Match highlights FC Lahti — FF Jaro

Match highlights FC Lahti — FF Jaro

Key numbers

Possession, % 69 – 31

Shots on target 4 – 4

Shots off target 9 – 3

Big chances 2 – 0

⚽ 9' Martim Ferreira — Goal 🟨 35' Nicolas Gianini Dantas — Yellow card ⇄ 45' Abdi Sabriye — Substitution 🟨 67' Romaric Yapi — Yellow card 🟨 67' Gergő Kocsis — Yellow card 🟨 71' Jesper Svenungsen Skau — Yellow card ⇄ 73' Otso Koskinen — Substitution ⇄ 77' Ville Vuorinen — Substitution ⇄ 79' Aaron Lindholm — Substitution ⇄ 79' Tofol Montiel — Substitution ⇄ 80' Martim Ferreira — Substitution ⇄ 85' Gergő Kocsis — Substitution ⇄ 86' Jim Myrevik — Substitution ⇄ 86' Nicolas Gianini Dantas — Substitution ⚽ 89' Valde Löfs — Goal 🟥 90+1' Romaric Yapi — Red card

Match events

9' 1:0 FC Lahti Goal Martim Ferreira assist: Otso Koskinen
35' 1:0 FC Lahti Yellow card Nicolas Gianini Dantas
45' 1:0 FF Jaro Substitution Abdi Sabriye off: Jonathan Lawson
67' 1:0 FC Lahti Yellow card Romaric Yapi
67' 1:0 FF Jaro Yellow card Gergő Kocsis
71' 1:0 FF Jaro Yellow card Jesper Svenungsen Skau
73' 1:0 FC Lahti Substitution Otso Koskinen off: Daniel Heikkinen
77' 1:0 FF Jaro Substitution Ville Vuorinen off: Valde Löfs
79' 1:0 FC Lahti Substitution Aaron Lindholm off: Amir Belabid
79' 1:0 FC Lahti Substitution Tofol Montiel off: Justus Ojanen
80' 1:0 FC Lahti Substitution Martim Ferreira off: Armend Kabashi
85' 1:0 FF Jaro Substitution Gergő Kocsis off: Kaius Hardén
86' 1:0 FF Jaro Substitution Jim Myrevik off: Oliver Isak Kass Kawo
86' 1:0 FC Lahti Substitution Nicolas Gianini Dantas off: Vaino Vehkonen
89' 1:1 FF Jaro Goal Valde Löfs
90+1' 1:1 FC Lahti Red card Romaric Yapi

Statistics

69 Possession, % 31

4 Shots on target 4

9 Shots off target 3

2 Big chances 0

92 Attacks 78

7 Corners 6

7 Fouls 21

21 Free kicks 6

2 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 2

1 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 13

20 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

15/2365% Aerial duels 9/2339%

90 Backward passes 36

8 Blocked shots 5

21 Clearances 25

3/1916% Crosses 2/239%

21/3168% Dribbles 11/1479%

77 Failed passes 95

3 Goalkeeper saves 3

7 Interceptions 3

16 Key passes 6

25/4753% Long passes 16/6027%

139 Passes into the final third 44

307 Passes in the opposition half 151

306 Passes in own half 123

0.19 Shot accuracy 0.33

6 Shots from outside the box 4

15 Shots inside the box 8

7/978% Tackles 15/2463%

594 Total passes 251

Line-ups

FC Lahti

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Osku Maikonnen	31
4	Jose Muller	4
5	Nícolas	5
25	Topias Inkinen	25
27	Romaric Yapi	27
8	Cristóbal Montiel Rodríguez	8
10	Otso Koskinen	10
18	Yohan Cassubie	18
9	Aaron Lindholm	9
11	Martim Augusto Ferreira	11
77	Momodou Sarr	77

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Aatu Hakala	12
6	Väinö Vehkonen	6
21	Matias Vainionpää	21
7	Daniel Heikkinen	7
28	Armend Kabashi	28
17	A. Belabid	17
20	Justus Ojanen	20
41	A. Paalanen	41

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FF Jaro

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Senne Vits	1
4	Michael Olusoji Ogungbaro	4
6	Johan Brunell	6
19	Fabian Östigard Ness	19
21	Jim Myrevik	21
5	Aron Bjonbäck	5
7	Jesper Svenungsen Skau	7
25	Gergő Bence Kocsis	25
26	Mats Pedersen	26
77	Abdi Mohamed Sabriye	77
91	Ville Vuorinen	91

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Joas Snellman	12
2	F. Kass	2
20	Ted Soderstrom	20
8	Oliver Isak Ferial Kass Kawo	8
16	Adam Alexander Vidjeskog	16
22	Kaius Hardén	22
24	Valde Löf	24
18	E. Holmäng	18

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Match prediction: FC Lahti — FF Jaro

Win: FC Lahti

Confidence 50%

Reasoning

Лахти — 7. place, 32 points after 22 games (9 wins, 5 draws, 8 losses)
Яро — 11. place, 15 points after 22 games (3 wins, 6 draws, 13 losses)
Лахти, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
Яро, last 5 games: 0 wins, 1 draws, 4 losses
Head-to-head: 4 games, Лахти — 3, Яро — 1

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Odds

Home

1.57

48

Draw

3.97

48

Away

5.13

48

Bookmaker average

Match information

State: Finished
Series: Veikkausliiga
Venue: Lahti Stadium
City: Lahti
Kick-off: 18 Sep, 16:00 BST

Key numbers

69:31 Possession, %
4:4 Shots on target
9:3 Shots off target
2:0 Big chances

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	KuPS	22	12	7	3	43
2	Inter Turku	22	11	9	2	42
3	HJK Helsinki	22	11	4	7	37
4	IF Gnistan	22	10	6	6	36
5	AC Oulu	22	10	4	8	34
6	Vaasan Palloseura	22	9	6	7	33
7	FC Lahti	22	9	5	8	32
8	Turku PS	22	8	7	7	31
9	Ilves	22	7	4	11	25
10	SJK Seinajoki	22	4	7	11	19

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