National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's MuSa or SalPa that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither MuSa nor SalPa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
MuSa form and stats
MuSa participated in Finland Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Happy days for MuSa in their previous game, a fixture away at HJS Akatemia that ended with a 4-0 victory. As mentioned above, MuSa "killed" HJS Akatemia in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Kakkonen game versus Tampere United in only four days. This game is also played here at Porin Urheilukeskus tn.
SalPa form and stats
There might be some fixture complaints from SalPa as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-4 against Tampere United. Which player has scored three games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Heinonen and that is quite the feat!
A home win before that, celebrating 4-2 vs I-Kissat.It's a day of discovery for SalPa 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 SalPa have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games SalPa has scored 1 goal and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
MuSa-SalPa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: MuSa four wins, SalPa six wins, zero draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Salminen 1 goals | R. Dieter 1 goals | J. Aalto 1 goals |
MuSa missing players
SalPa missing players
| MuSa | SalPa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 54 | 25 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.3 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
