Elimination series preview

Photograph from Siilinjärvi Facebook (c) Siilinjärven Pesis 2019
Elimination series preview


Siilinjärven Pesis (13) v Alajärven Ankkurit (14)
Photograph from Alajärvi Facebook (c) Alajärven Ankkurit 2019
Head to head: Siilinjärvi have won both of the games they have played against Alajärvi, with one going to a supervuoro. Those 2 games are the only times these two teams have met.
Form: Siilinjärvi have had a poor run in the last 5 games, which has seen them slip back into 13th in the table, losing all 5 of their recent games and only taking 1 point out of a possible 15. Alajärvi has done marginally better, taking 2 points out of 15, with a win against Sotkamo in a supervuoro- which was a significant achievement.
Prediction: Siilinjärvi to win, 3 games to 1.

Summary: Despite Alajärvi’s win at the end of the season against championship contenders Sotkamo, Alajärvi are the underdogs in this series. Siilinjärvi have an almost equally poor record as Alajärvi, but their head to head performance this season has been telling. It is likely that Alajärvi will rack up a win against Siilinjärvi, but expecting them to win 3 times is probably a stretch too far.

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