Perhaps a welcome break from league football as VJS & PEPO face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Finland Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither VJS nor PEPO 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.
VJS form and stats
Last season their Finland Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.VJS enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at HerTo's place. The match ended 3-0.
In the game before, a fine away victory at PPJ / Ruoholahti. A Finland Cup game.
PEPO form and stats
PEPO's mission in Finland Cup last season failed in the 4th round.PEPO have much to rectify after their shock loss (0-3) to PPJ in their previous match, played at home. PEPO did not look prepared in the first half against PPJ and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
A 2-2 draw at Atlantis II's stadium before that.PEPO have another fixture away in just four sleeps, a Kakkonen match versus Kiffen. A grim fixture list for them!
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
Previous two meetings with these participants: VJS won zero, PEPO triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ikonen 3 goals | P. Stupiski 2 goals | F. Rodrigues de Sousa Filho 1 goals |
VJS missing players
PEPO missing players
| VJS | PEPO | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 48 | 14 | Scored | S | 26 | 41 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 32 | 49 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 16% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.4 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 41% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 36% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
