National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kuopion Elo or PEPO that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Kuopion Elo form and stats
Kuopion Elo participated in Finland Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.No payout for Kuopion Elo in their previous match, an away game at OTP that ended in defeat 1-3. Eskelinen has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. Impressive!
Ahead of that match, Kuopion won a home game hosting VIFK (2-1).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Kuopion Elo, as the Kakkonen home game vs KuPS Ak. is only three days away.
Kuopion Elo have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Kuopion Elo have scored {1 goals} and conceded 6 times.
PEPO form and stats
PEPO was sent out of Finland Cup in the 4th round last season.Impressive finishing from Ikonen (2) secured the home win 2-0 against PK-35 in their previous game.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting JIPPO's place.It's a day of discovery for PEPO as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which PEPO have played two with the results W0-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games PEPO has scored {2 goals} and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ikonen 3 goals |  O. Eskelinen 2 goals | J. Lipponen 1 goals |
Kuopion Elo missing players
PEPO missing players
| Kuopion Elo | PEPO | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 80 | 45 | Scored | S | 21 | 40 | ||
| 26 | 6 | Conceded | C | 31 | 48 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.4 | ||
| 6.1 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| 7.5 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
