Perhaps a welcome break from league football as PK-35 & HIFK face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Finland Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
PK-35 have less rest than HIFK in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Kakkonen game only three days ago. That game was an away game at TiPS, so at least PK-35 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
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PK-35 form and stats
PK-35 was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Finland Cup.PK-35 are returning here after visiting TiPS and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
A strong away win before that one, visiting SJK Akatemia and winning 4-3.HIFK form and stats
HIFK's mission in Finland Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.HIFK have a lot to rectify after their unexpected loss (0-2) to MP in their previous match, played at home.
The game before that, in the Ykkonen, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Gnistan.The schedule is very tough for HIFK now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Ykkonen game at SalPa is waiting in only three days.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior three meetings involving these two sides are: one win for PK-35, one draw and one win for HIFK. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
PK-35 missing players
HIFK missing players
| PK-35 | HIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 17 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Scored | S | 11 | 21 | ||
| 47 | 15 | Conceded | C | 31 | 61 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.2 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | ||
| 9.9 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.3 | 14.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.7 | 7.1 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | SJK Akatemia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | KäPa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | SalPa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | JäPS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | EIF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | KPV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | TPS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Jaro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | JJK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | HIFK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
