Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Haka & KuPS face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Finland Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
13-5-7 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for KuPS when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 25 matches are 34-25 (scored/conceded).
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.
Haka form and stats
Last season, Haka's Finland Cup journey ended in the group stage.3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Haka have to build on here at Tehtaan kenttä in the Veikkausliiga.
The Haka coach Tainio and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus SJK.
Ahead of that match, Haka won a home game hosting Mariehamn (3-2).The Haka fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Haka have conceded 8 in these home matches.
KuPS form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for KuPS, as they won the Finland Cup.KuPS's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed KuPS collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the Veikkausliiga. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
KuPS go into this game after a win, the home game against Oulu that ended 2-1.
It was a Veikkausliiga defeat before that one as the away game against Honka wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Veikkausliiga trip to HJK.
KuPS have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on KuPS as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous ten meetings featuring these two squads are: three wins for Haka, two draws and five wins for KuPS. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ikaunieks 5 goals |   S. Zarokostas 2 goals |  J. Laine 1 goals |
Haka missing players
KuPS missing players
| Haka | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Scored | S | 15 | 44 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 16% | ||
| 6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 8.3 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 7.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | HJK | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Honka | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Oulu | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Ilves | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Haka | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 8 | VPS | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | SJK | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Lahti | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -12 | 9 |
| 12 | HIFK | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 6 |
