Match Info

Liiga

Date: 18 February 2026, Wednesday

Location: Isomäki Areena (Pori)

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	Ässät		Mikkelin Jukurit

	1	X	2
	1.75	4.3	3.8
	1.79	4.12	3.96	Watch
	1.77	3.91	3.96
	1.75	4.16	3.96	Watch
	1.7	3.9	3.6
	1.77	4.2	3.86	Watch
	1.8	4	3.85
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.76 ↓ (1.78)	4.08 ↑ (3.83)	3.86 ↓ (4.05)

The most likely Over/Under: 4.50

The best margin for this event is 5.4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Ässät
53%

Draw
22.8%

Mikkelin Jukurit
24.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

52.5%

24.4%

23.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

51.5%

24.9%

23.5%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Ässät has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.5%)

Mikkelin Jukurit has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Ässät than the current prediction. (-1.5%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Mikkelin Jukurit than the current prediction. (-0.7%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
100%	0%	0%

Ässät - Mikkelin Jukurit Predictions

Users Predictions: 4 users predict this event. Ässät will win (votes: 4 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Line 1
39. Lindberg F. (G)	29. Buitenhuis E. (G)
67. Puutio K.	27. Hodass B.
37. Maatta R. (A)	3. Arola J. (C)
9. Lipiainen V.	67. Haatanen A. (A)
74. Tiivola P. (A)	52. Hynninen T.
86. Knihti F.	17. Ahonen V.
Line 2
3. Anttalainen A.	71. Romppanen N.
10. Nilsson O.	7. Worge Kreu W.
88. Olofsson J.	10. Olsen T.
44. Jarvinen J. (C)	89. Tammela J.
92. Alasiurua A.	96. Frilander J.
Line 3
55. Riihinen P.	19. Tiihonen L.
80. Nurmi P.	70. Saari E.
72. Josling S.	82. Ruuttu A. (A)
14. Sebok B.	18. Sandvik V.
63. Kostilainen S.	34. Immonen S.
Line 4
23. Heinila E.	63. Heikkinen L.
16. Noiva N.	6. Remes O.
19. Juhola P.	93. Horvath B.
47. Tammela J.
Substitutes
30. Bednar J. (G)	36. Heikkeri S. (G)
	55. Teshome N.
Coaches
. Pikkarainen J.	. Virtanen J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (1 - 0)
00:17, Puutio K. (2 min),
04:07, 1 - 0, Josling S. (G), Sebok B. (A),
08:15, Anttalainen A. (2 min),
2nd Period (3 - 1)
00:08, Hodass B. (2 min),
01:35, 2 - 0, Olofsson J. (G), Jarvinen J. (A), Puutio K. (A2)
03:52, 2 - 1, Hynninen T. (G), Haatanen A. (A), Romppanen N. (A2)
07:05, Haatanen A. (2 min),
13:02, 3 - 1, Maatta R. (G), Nurmi P. (A),
13:02, (2 min),
16:18, 4 - 1, Alasiurua A. (G), Jarvinen J. (A), Olofsson J. (A2)
19:03, Horvath B. (2 min),
3rd Period (1 - 2)
00:01, Buitenhuis E. ↓, Heikkeri S. ↑,
00:47, 4 - 2, Ruuttu A. (G), Ahonen V. (A),
03:30, Juhola P. (2 min),
04:26, 4 - 3, Olsen T. (G), Ahonen V. (A), Ruuttu A. (A2)
10:01, Juhola P. (2 min),
18:17, Olsen T. (2 min),
19:18, 5 - 3, Puutio K. (G), Olofsson J. (A), Nurmi P. (A2)

Preview

A meeting between a mid-table team and the outsider will take place in this match (ranked 8 in the zone Promotion ~ Liiga (Play Offs: 1/8~finals) and 15).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ässät won 3.

Neither of the teams is performing well right now.

Ässät may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Ässät is seen as the favorite.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Ässät won 11 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 55:49. (average 2.8:2.5).

Including home matches between the teams, Ässät won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 28:22. (average 2.8:2.2).

Outrights of Finnish SM-liiga for now

Jukurit: 2.24%

Standings

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
2	Jukurit	14	6	3	0	5	36:29	24
3	Assat	12	6	1	2	3	30:27	22

Last Results with these Odds

Ässät - the odds 1.78 are the expected chance of winning is 52.51%, but this team recently wins 29% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Ässät hockey
Finnish SM-liiga
15.02.26	Ässät - SaiPa	3:4 OT ✺
14.02.26	Kiekko-Espoo - Ässät	4:1 ✺
11.02.26	SaiPa - Ässät	4:0 ✺
07.02.26	HPK - Ässät	3:1 ✺
06.02.26	Ässät - Pelicans	6:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.5 LLLLW
- Mikkelin Jukurit
Finnish SM-liiga
14.02.26	Ilves - Mikkelin Jukurit	6:2 ✺
13.02.26	Mikkelin Jukurit - Kiekko-Espoo	3:2 penalties ✺
11.02.26	Kiekko-Espoo - Mikkelin Jukurit	1:0 ✺
07.02.26	KalPa - Mikkelin Jukurit	2:0 ✺
06.02.26	Mikkelin Jukurit - KalPa	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.5 LWLLL

Latest Head to Head

Finnish SM-liiga
09.12.25	Ässät - Mikkelin Jukurit	4:0
21.11.25	Mikkelin Jukurit - Ässät	2:3 OT
13.03.25	Mikkelin Jukurit - Ässät	4:3 penalties
17.01.25	Ässät - Mikkelin Jukurit	5:1
07.12.24	Ässät - Mikkelin Jukurit	3:4
25.09.24	Mikkelin Jukurit - Ässät	4:3 OT
06.03.24	Mikkelin Jukurit - Ässät	4:1

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