Kakkonen: Tipsway are looking at an absorbing and crucial game involving EPS and Ilves II at Espoonlahden tekonurmi 2. Both teams need the win!
- EPS have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Kakkonen
- Ilves II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
The visiting Ilves II played their last game only four days ago, a Kakkonen match. That game, against Jazz, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Ilves II.
EPS form and stats
EPS's results here at Espoonlahden tekonurmi 2 in the Kakkonen have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.
EPS lost their last game at I-Kissat (placed 8th) after a 0-3 scoreline.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Honka Akatemia the opponent.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as I-Kissat are coming to town in three days.
The EPS fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. EPS have conceded 15 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ilves II form and stats
Ilves II have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Kakkonen, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
Ilves are travelling again after losing away to Jazz in their previous match (2-3).
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus TPV.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Jazz in just three days.
Ilves have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. The Ilves manager T. Priha has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Ilves II - EPS 2-1 was the outcome when this pair of teams last played each other, earlier this season. Last three meetings involving these squads: EPS won one, Ilves II triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  T. Hytönen 6 goals | L. Rönnberg 5 goals | A. Hollmen 4 goals |
EPS missing players
Ilves II missing players
| EPS | Ilves II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 35 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 82% |
| 65% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 56% | 53% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 59% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 18% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 24% |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 9.9 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 12 | 11.9 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 22% | 31% |
- EPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- EPS have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Kakkonen
- Ilves II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PIF | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Jazz | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | HJS Akatemia | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | SalPa | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | KaaPo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | GrIFK | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Honka Akatemia | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | I-Kissat | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | VJS | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 20 |
| 10 | Ilves II | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | EPS | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 12 | TPV | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 31 | -31 | 10 |