Oulu will hope their home comforts are enough to get a result from this difficult encounter with high-flying KuPS.
- Oulu have the most conceded goals (15) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Veikkausliiga
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This pitch has grass, which is not KuPS's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass KuPS have performed like this: Played 24 matches resulting in 9 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 37-33 (scored/conceded).
Oulu form and stats
Oulu are yet to produce one single Veikkausliiga point here at Raatin stadion, to the disappointment of their supporters. All 4 matches have been lost. The home stadium (Raatin stadion) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Oulu it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Oulu enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at KTP's place. The match ended 3-1 with Niklas Jokelainen, Nikolas Saira and Roger Bonet scoring.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Honka (0-2).Oulu have scored 1 goal here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Oulu have conceded 8 goals in these home games, a significant number.
KuPS form and stats
Playing away, KuPS have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats in the Veikkausliiga this season.
Impressive finishing from Anton Popovitch and Urho Nissilä secured the home win 2-1 against Honka in their previous game.
Before that, KuPS secured a home win against Inter Turku with the score 1-0.KuPS are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. KuPS have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Oulu won zero games, one match ended with a draw and KuPS has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / twoTop Goalscorers
  U. Nissilä 3 goals |  N. Jokelainen 2 goals | D. Tomas 2 goals |
Oulu missing players
KuPS missing players
| Oulu | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 57% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 57% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 43% | 75% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 2.6 | 1.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.3 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| 2.4 | 1.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 35% | 20% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 47% | 37% |
- All of Oulu's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- KuPS have created more than twice as many corners as Oulu.
- KuPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- KuPS have scored more than double the goals of Oulu.
- KuPS have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Oulu have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Oulu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Oulu have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Oulu have lost all their home matches so far.
- Oulu have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most conceded goals (15) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Oulu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | KuPS | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | HIFK | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Lahti | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | SJK | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Ilves | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Haka | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | Honka | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 11 | KTP | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | Oulu | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 3 |