National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's KuPS or HIFK 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.
KuPS form and stats
KuPS have performed here at Savon Sanomat Areena this season with 5 wins from 7 Veikkausliiga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.
The KuPS goalkeeper Hemmo Riihimaki is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 284 minutes without conceding a goal in the Veikkausliiga.
KuPS enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at VPS's place. The match ended 2-0 with Saarinen and Nissilä scoring. Nissilä has scored in three matches in a row. Outstanding!
Previous to that game, a Veikkausliiga home match hosting Oulu in a game that was won 1-0.KuPS has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. KuPS are not conceding a lot of goals here at Savon Sanomat Areena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
HIFK form and stats
Last season their Finland Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.As the visiting team in Ykkonen matches, HIFK have produced an overall stat of 1-4-0 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to SJK Akatemia in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. The draw against SJK Akatemia came from a losing position. The HIFK manager Okkonen brought on Tukiainen as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
A 0-0 draw at EIF's stadium before that.It's not easy to score on HIFK as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
KuPS have not lost in the last 14 fixtures (10-4-0) facing HIFK.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ahadi 3 goals | M. Coker 2 goals |
KuPS missing players
HIFK missing players
| KuPS | HIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 23 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 22 | 42 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.1 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 27% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 7.2 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | SJK | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | HJK | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Oulu | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 5 | Honka | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 6 | Inter Turku | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Ilves | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | KTP | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 9 | Lahti | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Haka | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Mariehamn | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
| 12 | VPS | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 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 | Gnistan | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | MP | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | EIF | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | SJK Akatemia | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | HIFK | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | TPS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | KaPa | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 8 | JaPS | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 9 | SalPa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | JJK | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Jaro | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 12 | KPV | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
