Pelicans Lahti claimed a 2:0 win against KalPa in the Liiga on Tuesday evening. The result came at home with the match finishing at 15:30 local time on 9 September 2026. The hosts held on to their position in the top half of the table while the visitors added another loss to their record.
The Pelicans sit second after just one game, with a single victory and nothing else to show for it. KalPa remain ninth having played twice, collecting one win and one defeat on equal footing with zero points between them. The season is barely underway, so the table tells only part of the story.
Pelicans came into this fixture with mixed recent form. They beat Espoo 2:1 and Vasa 6:3 earlier this month, but had lost 2:4 to both Espoo and IFK Helsingfors in August. That run suggested they were finding their rhythm, and the clean sheet against KalPa was a step forward.
KalPa showed more volatility in their last five matches. A 4:0 win over Mikkelin Jukurit and a 5:2 victory over JYP stood out, but they were beaten 1:5 by Espoo and 0:1 by Ilves Tampere. The heavy defeat to Espoo loomed larger than the earlier wins, and this result extended that run of poor form.
Our forecast had placed confidence on the home side at 42 percent. It was never a certainty, but Pelicans did not travel to make up the numbers and took the points when it mattered. The goal difference remains tight across the league, but this was a result that kept their side in it for now.