Perhaps a welcome break from league football as TuPS & KäPa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Finland Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There have been limited time to rest for the home team, as they were involved in a Kolmonen - Etelä match only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus HyPS, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
TuPS form and stats
TuPS participated in Finland Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.TuPS's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus HyPS. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that game, a fine away win at Dons. A Finland Cup match. No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where TuPS had similar winning odds as today, and found 6 games. In these, the hosts won 1, drew 1 and lost 4. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that TuPS lost 3 similar games by at least two goals.
TuPS are traveling soon after this match as the Kolmonen - Etelä match at Valtti awaits in three days.
KäPa form and stats
Last season their Finland Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Still no away game victory in the Ykkonen for KäPa with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus SalPa with 2-3 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 3-5 loss visiting SJK Akatemia's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Ykkonen trip to JJK.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, KäPa has managed {4 goals} and let in 6 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Kinnunen 2 goals |  R. Huhtala 2 goals | J. Kekarainen 1 goals |
TuPS missing players
KäPa missing players
| TuPS | KäPa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 25 | 51 | ||
| 54 | 20 | Conceded | C | 24 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 20% | ||
| 2.7 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.3 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 42% | ||
| 11 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | MP | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Gnistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | SalPa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | SJK Akatemia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | HIFK | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | EIF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | JäPS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | JJK | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | TPS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | KäPa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | KPV | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Jaro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
