Top-drawer VPS come to Honka after their 2-0-result against KuPS. Check out our comprehensive preview!
- Honka have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Veikkausliiga
- VPS have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Veikkausliiga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Honka form and stats
Honka have collected 20 points from their Veikkausliiga home games so far after 6-2-3. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
Honka are returning here after visiting SJK and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Wurtz (2) scored the goal(s).
Ahead of that match, Honka won a home game hosting Ilves (2-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Honka have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2.
The Honka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Honka are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches.
VPS form and stats
5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of VPS playing as the away team in the Veikkausliiga this season. In general it has been a productive period now for VPS as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Two trips in a row for VPS, whose manager Nuorela could celebrate last time after the win against KuPS. Which player has scored five matches in a row for the away side? The answer is Michael and that is quite the feat!
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Mariehamn at their stadium, the result 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by VPS in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for VPS, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
The visiting VPS have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. 13 goals have been conceded by VPS in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Honka have won at least one point in the last 8 matches (6-2-0) facing VPS.Here's what happened when the participants met previously this campaign; Honka - VPS 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Muzinga 2 goals |  K. Multanen 2 goals | J. Pikkarainen 1 goals |
Honka missing players
VPS missing players
| Honka | VPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 25 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 57% | 55% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 74% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 48% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 35% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 35% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 39% |
| 39% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 11.1 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 29% | 28% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 32% | 34% |
| 8.6 | 7.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 4 |
- Honka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Honka have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Veikkausliiga
- Honka have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Veikkausliiga
- VPS have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Veikkausliiga
- VPS haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- VPS is in the best form (6-0-0) in Veikkausliiga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HJK | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
| 2 | KuPS | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 43 |
| 3 | SJK | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | VPS | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Honka | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Inter Turku | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Oulu | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Haka | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Lahti | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 22 |
| 10 | Ilves | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | KTP | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 20 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -13 | 15 |
