Ilves vs Vaasan Sport – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
3:2 OT
07/01/2026 at 11:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Liiga
  • Where to Watch on TV:
finlandFinlandMTV Katsomo+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
2.993.13
Shots on Goal
2826
Shots off target
96
Shooting PCT
10.71% (3/28)7.69% (2/26)
Blocked shots
157
Goalkeeper Saves
2425
Saves PCT
92.31% (24/26)89.29% (25/28)
Penalties
22
PIM
44
Power-play Goals
00
Shorthanded Goals
00
Power-play PCT
0% (0/2)0% (0/2)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (2/2)100% (2/2)
Faceoffs Won
2425
Faceoffs %
48.9851.02
Empty Net Goals
00

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Period (0 - 1)
  • 05:18, 0 - 1, Bertrand C. (G), Hietanen V. (A), Miketinac K. (A2)
  • 2nd Period (1 - 0)
  • 03:14, 1 - 1, Looke J. (G), Nyberg J. (A), Nattinen J. (A2)
  • 06:38, Hult O. (2 min),
  • 09:33, (2 min),
  • 3rd Period (1 - 1)
  • 08:38, 2 - 1, Klingberg C. (G), Borg E. (A), Johansson S. (A2)
  • 10:13, 2 - 2, Sundstrom J. (G), Hunt B. (A), Hjalmarsson S. (A2)
  • 11:14, Svejkovsky L. (2 min),
  • 17:05, Engberg T. (2 min),
  • Overtime (1 - 0)
  • 03:31, 3 - 2, Johansson S. (G), Jasek L. (A), Looke J. (A2)

Chances of winning


Ilves
76%
Draw
14.2%
Vaasan Sport
9.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
76.1% 13.7% 10.3%

Ilves - Vaasan Sport Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.22
(1.25)
6.56
(6.93)
9.63
(9.24)
7.4%
(5.6%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 5.50
What is the prediction for Ilves - Vaasan Sport?
  • Users Predictions: 3 users predict this event. Ilves will win (votes: 2 - 66.7%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 33.3%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 4:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • One of the top teams will play against one of the outsiders (ranked 6 in the zone Promotion ~ Liiga (Play Offs: 1/8~finals) and 16).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ilves won 3.
    • Ilves is in fantastic form, winning most of its recent matches (last 5 games: 5 wins).
    • Vaasa is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • In this match, Ilves is the clear favorite.
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Ilves won 14 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 66:38. (average 3.3:1.9).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Ilves won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 28:16. (average 3.1:1.8).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Ilves - Vaasan Sport were as follows:
    27.12.2025 Vaasan Sport - Ilves 1:4
    01.10.2025 Vaasan Sport - Ilves 0:2
    11.01.2025 Ilves - Vaasan Sport 2:1
    10.01.2025 Vaasan Sport - Ilves 4:3
    31.10.2024 Vaasan Sport - Ilves 4:1
    Latest results of Ilves
    03.01.2026 Ilves - TPS 5:2
    30.12.2025 Ilves - Kärpät 3:2
    27.12.2025 Vaasan Sport - Ilves 1:4
    26.12.2025 HPK - Ilves 3:8
    20.12.2025 Kiekko-Espoo - Ilves 2:5
    Latest results of Vaasan Sport
    03.01.2026 Kärpät - Vaasan Sport 6:0
    30.12.2025 Vaasan Sport - Ässät 2:1
    27.12.2025 Vaasan Sport - Ilves 1:4
    26.12.2025 Lukko - Vaasan Sport 2:1
    20.12.2025 Tappara - Vaasan Sport 5:0
    Finnish SM-liiga Table
    2025/26
    PlWWOLOLPts
    1Tappara36222210128:8472
    2Lukko36194112112:9066
    3JYP3418529128:9966
    4SaiPa37183511125:10265
    5KooKoo36167112125:9763
    6Ilves36166311114:9863
    7Assat36174312106:8962
    8KalPa35163214107:11456
    9Kiekko-Espoo3713351697:11150
    10TPS Turku3710661586:10248
    11IFK Helsinki3613241783:11547
    12Jukurit3612341782:9646
    13Pelicans3510551569:8845
    14Karpat37104419115:12442
    15Hameenlinna389471891:11342
    16Vaasan Sport368181973:11934

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