KTP will battle it out with HIFK in this Veikkausliiga game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!
- KTP have lost all their home matches so far.
- HIFK have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Veikkausliiga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
KTP's stadium, Arto Tolsa Areena, has a grass surface. HIFK have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for HIFK when playing on grass; 9 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses from 27 matches. They have scored 36 goals in these games and conceded 34.
KTP form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Veikkausliiga game of the season here at Arto Tolsa Areena. Last season these fans witnessed 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from KTP's 11 home games. KTP are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Arto Tolsa Areena, having lost their two previous games here.
The fans are hoping that KTP will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Veikkausliiga game against Ilves (placed 3rd).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Inter Turku (1-2).Early season league goal statistics from KTP's 1 home game: 1 goal, 3 conceded.
HIFK form and stats
Four points from two away games for HIFK, meaning one draw and one victory in the Veikkausliiga so far.
Home advantage was not enough for HIFK in their previous game, as they lost their Veikkausliiga-match, hosting Inter Turku, 1-4.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Oulu at their stadium, the result 2-1.It's early days yet, but HIFK has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): KTP two wins, three draws and HIFK five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Yaghoubi 2 goals |   A. Mäkijärvi 1 goals | M. Lindfors 1 goals |
KTP missing players
HIFK missing players
| KTP | HIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.4 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| 6.4 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9 | 8.4 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 43% | 44% |
- All of HIFK's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of KTP's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- HIFK have not yet lost a game away.
- HIFK have scored in all their matches so far.
- HIFK have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- HIFK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KTP have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- KTP have lost all their home matches so far.
- KTP have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- KTP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| KTP | Last season | HIFK | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 51 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 29 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 33 | ||
| 86% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 82% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 73% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 59% | ||
| 50% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 27% | ||
| 41% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 18% | ||
| 50% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 45% | ||
| 50% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 14% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 27% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 45% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Ilves | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Lahti | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | SJK | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | HIFK | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | KuPS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Haka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| 10 | KTP | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Honka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | Oulu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 0 |