Veikkausliiga · Regular season · Match report

FC Lahti score four unanswered goals to beat Turun Palloseura 5-1

Otso Koskinen and Amir Belabid scored twice each after Turun Palloseura took an early lead. Lahti had 27 shots to the visitors' eight, and goalkeeper Dan Lauri made nine saves.

FC Lahti
5–1Lahti Stadium, Lahti
Turun Palloseura

How it happened

FC Lahti won 5-1 against Turun Palloseura after trailing from the 12th minute. Four unanswered goals turned the game, and the margin matched the balance of play.

Häggström put the visitors ahead on 12 minutes. Lahti equalised through Ferreira on 22, and Belabid made it 2-1 on 29. Koskinen added a third on 34, so the home side led 3-1 at half-time.

The second half stayed one-sided. Belabid scored his second on 56 minutes and Koskinen got his on 60. Turun Palloseura did not score again, and no red cards were shown.

The numbers

Lahti had 27 shots to eight, with 15 on target against four. They won nine corners to none and held 64% of possession. The estimated expected goals were 4.87 for Lahti and 1.43 for Turun Palloseura, so the five goals scored were close to what the chances suggested.

Koskinen earned a match rating of 10, the highest on the pitch. He scored twice, set up one goal, made four key passes and played 71 minutes. Belabid, who played the full 90, also scored twice and had a rating of 7.9. Tòfol Montiel matched that rating with one assist and five key passes.

Turun Palloseura's Lauri made nine saves and had a rating of 7. Without them the margin could have been wider.

What it means

Lahti are fifth on 39 points. Their last five league results read loss, draw, loss, win, win, and they have scored 15 goals in their last 10 matches.

Turun Palloseura are ninth on 32 points, seven behind. They have lost three of their last five and drawn the other two. They did not score in the 0-0 draw between these sides on 23 June, and this result leaves them without a win in that sequence.

The two clubs have met 25 times, with four draws and an average of 3.24 goals per game. This fixture produced six.

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