The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round, as the hometeam KuPS will try to edge Dila in their own ballpark.
These teams have little in common geographically as Dila have to travel 3100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
KuPS form and stats
KuPS participated in Europa Conference League the last season, where they reached the play-offs and lost against Union Berlin.This stadium, Kuopion Keskuskentän tekonurmi, has been a fortress for KuPS in the Veikkausliiga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 5-1-0.
An away draw last time out for KuPS, facing HJK in a game that ended 1-1. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Bispo, having bagged a goal in three matches in a row.
The match schedule is unforgiving for KuPS as they have a new game in only three days, a Veikkausliiga match thankfully also at home. Lahti are visiting.
A decent goal production from KuPS in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. From these home matches, KuPS have conceded only 4 goals.
Dila form and stats
They also participated in Europa Conference League last season. This ended in the 1st qualifying round, when Zilina drew the shortest straw.There's been little loot from Dila's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Erovnuli Liga. Dila only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Dila, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Torpedo Kutaisi.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Gagra.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Dila have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Väyrynen 7 goals |  J. Ikaunieks 4 goals |  G. Bispo dos Santos 3 goals |
KuPS missing players
Dila missing players
| KuPS | Dila | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 24 | Scored | S | 12 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.1 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 28% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 7.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KuPS | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | HJK | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Honka | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Ilves | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Oulu | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | VPS | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 8 | Haka | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 9 | SJK | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Lahti | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 11 | Mariehamn | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | HIFK | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -13 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Batumi | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 41 | 47 |
| 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Samgurali | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Dila | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Saburtalo | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Telavi | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -13 | 24 |
| 8 | Sioni | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -14 | 21 |
| 9 | Gagra | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 19 |
| 10 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 42 | -46 | 3 |
