EPS will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 13 points behind PK-35.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
EPS form and stats
When playing at home in the Kakkonen, EPS have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.
EPS's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus PKKU (placed 10th). Preceding that game was the away draw at MiPK that finished 2-2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for EPS as they are travelling to their away game against Honka Akatemia in the Kakkonen. That match is four days after this one.
EPS has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. On the other hand, EPS have conceded 8 goals.
PK-35 form and stats
As the visiting team in Kakkonen matches, PK-35, who have the most scored goals (38) in Kakkonen, have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far. Visiting PK-35 has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
PK-35 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at PEPO (placed 2nd). That result followed a home victory 6-0 versus Kultsu.
PK-35 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. PK-35 have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Muzinga 11 goals | J. Ahopelto 8 goals | J. Korhonen 6 goals |
EPS missing players
PK-35 missing players
| EPS | PK-35 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 38 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 75% | 81% |
| 47% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 44% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 56% |
| 27% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 148 | 84 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 82 | 182 |
| 70 | 40 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 48 | 99 |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 25% | 38% |
- EPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- PK-35 has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Kakkonen
- PK-35 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Kakkonen
- PK-35 has the most clean sheets (9) in Kakkonen
- PK-35 has the most scored goals (38) in Kakkonen
- PK-35 has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Kakkonen
- PK-35 has the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Kakkonen
- PK-35 has the the best goal difference (+28) in Kakkonen
- PK-35 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PK-35 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| 2 | PEPO | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Kiffen | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | MiPK | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | JäPS | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Honka Akatemia | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | EPS | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Reipas | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | NJS | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 15 |
| 10 | PKKU | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 11 | Viikingit | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -28 | 9 |
| 12 | Kultsu | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 29 | -31 | 8 |