In the 17th round of the Finnish Veikkausliiga on July 24, 2026, Jaro and SJK will play a match. This is an important fixture in the battle for survival.
Jaro vs SJK: Team News and Expert Analysis
The Pietarsaari club finished eighth after the regular season last year. However, they improved slightly and won the "relegation group." This season, things have not gone much better. In July, they claimed only their second win, against Ilves. On the other hand, in the last round, they tripped up a title contender by drawing 0-0 with Inter Turku.
The team from Seinäjoki finished fifth in 2025 after the first part of the season, and even tried to challenge Ilves for third place at the end, but ultimately fell short by just one point—59 to 60—and missed out on European competition. This year, they had a very poor start, but began picking up points and even winning in the summer. However, in recent rounds, they lost to both VPS and KuPS without scoring.
Vuorinen and company, despite a respectable 0.94 goals per game scored, negate this with defensive failures—they now concede two per match. Their next opponent has noticeably better stats: scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.56 goals per game.
Previous Matches: Jaro vs SJK
After three consecutive defeats in official matches, in 2026 Jaro won in the League Cup and drew the away league match.
The guests are more trusted here, but it seems the hosts are capable of at least "not losing" this time (odds – 1.68).
Jaro vs SJK: Key Statistics and Trends
- Jaro has lost just one of their last four matches 50% of Jaro matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.94 SJK has lost their last two matches 56% of SJK matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.69
Jaro vs SJK: Probable Starting Lineups
Jaro is expected to play in a 1-4-3-3 formation (probable lineup): Vits – Ness, Brunell, Myurevik, Ogungbaro – Harden, Svenungsen Skau, Kass Kavo – Vuorinen, Sjögren, Wikström
SJK is expected to play in a 1-4-4-2 formation (probable lineup): Paunio – Wilson, Väistö, Yakubu, Moisio – Streng, Onuoha, Arsalo, Hänninen – Paananen, Kelvin Nasimento