Finland Cup: Buckle up for the Honka - Inter Turku clash
Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Honka & Inter Turku face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Finland Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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Honka form and stats
Honka was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Finland Cup.The story so far in the Veikkausliiga for Honka at their home stadium (Esport Ratiopharm Arena) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Honka after consecutive victories at their own ground.
No payout for Honka in their previous match, an away game at Ilves that ended in defeat 1-4. Prior to that, an away loss at Ilves in the Veikkausliiga.
This is expected to be a close game, with Honka perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Honka as a small favourite), we find five games. Honka has won one of these, drawn three and lost one.
Honka has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Honka are not conceding a lot of goals here at Esport Ratiopharm Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Inter Turku form and stats
They also participated in Finland Cup last season. This ended in the final.The visitors are W3-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Veikkausliiga.
Inter has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to HJK for a Veikkausliiga game that ended a draw (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs TPS.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Inter Turku playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Inter wins, one draw and two defeats.
Inter find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Inter have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Honka victories, three draws and two Inter Turku wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Honka missing players
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| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Haka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Honka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mariehamn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Haka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Honka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mariehamn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | KuPS | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Honka | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Ilves | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Lahti | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
| 7 | SJK | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 29 |
| 8 | HIFK | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -14 | 23 |
| 10 | Haka | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -16 | 22 |
| 11 | TPS | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 21 |
| 12 | RoPS | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 26 | -36 | 5 |
| Honka | Inter Turku | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 13 | 42 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.2 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% | ||
| Bookie | Honka | Draw | Inter Turku |
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