Kakkonen prediction and preview: FC Espoo modest favorites to beat GrIFK

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Leppävaaran Stadion (2800 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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FC Espoo form and stats

When playing at home in the Kakkonen, FC Espoo have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.

The FC Espoo supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host GrIFK in Kakkonen and win 5-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Gnistan that ended 1-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from FC Espoo's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won 1 match, drawn 0 and lost 0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 9 games), FC Espoo's attacking play is working. FC Espoo have conceded 12 in these home matches.

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GrIFK form and stats

GrIFK have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Kakkonen, after 1-3-5 (9 played).

Two away games in a row for GrIFK, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-5 versus FC Espoo in the Kakkonen. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus EPS.

GrIFK have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. The GrIFK manager K. Kantola has some worries about the defense as 21 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; FC Espoo - GrIFK 5-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): FC Espoo won 3 games, 1 match ended with a draw and GrIFK has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 3

Top Goalscorers

D. Langhoff
11 goals
V. Rashica
10 goals
S. Heiska
10 goals

FC Espoo missing players

GrIFK missing players

FC Espoo GrIFK
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played 3 9 18
9 5 2 Won 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew 1 3 6
6 3 0 Lost 2 5 8
33 20 9 Scored 2 10 22
22 12 1 Conceded 8 21 36
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 89% 94%
78% 89% 100% Over 1.5 100% 89% 94%
67% 67% 100% Over 2.5 67% 67% 61%
33% 44% 100% Over 3.5 67% 44% 39%
28% 33% 50% Over 4.5 0% 22% 17%
67% 67% 50% BTTS 67% 78% 83%
28% 22% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 11% 11%
17% 11% 0% Failed To Score 33% 22% 11%
 
6.5 5.4 7.5 Corners For (avg) 2 3.6 4.5
4.1 3.7 3.5 Corners Against (avg) 4 5.6 5
0.9 0.9 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.4 1.4
2 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • FC Espoo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • GrIFK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • GrIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • GrIFK have won significantly less corners away then at home.

FC Espoo
All Kakkonen-LohkoB Kakkonen
All Home Away
27-07-19 KA FC Espoo 2 - 1 KaaPo
01-08-19 KA Honka Akatemia 2 - 1 FC Espoo
10-08-19 KA FC Espoo 6 - 0 Tampere United
17-08-19 KA P-Iirot 1 - 2 FC Espoo
22-08-19 KA FC Espoo 1 - 1 Gnistan
31-08-19 KA FC Espoo 5 - 1 GrIFK
14-09-19 KA SalPa 12:00 FC Espoo
21-09-19 KA FC Espoo 12:00 Ilves II
28-09-19 KA Jazz 12:00 FC Espoo
05-10-19 KA FC Espoo 11:00 KaPa
GrIFK
All Finland Cup Ykkonen Kakkonen-LohkoB Kakkonen Kakkonen-LohkoC
All Home Away
30-07-19 KA GrIFK 2 - 1 Jazz
03-08-19 KA P-Iirot 0 - 0 GrIFK
11-08-19 KA GrIFK 2 - 0 KaPa
16-08-19 KA Gnistan 1 - 1 GrIFK
25-08-19 KA GrIFK 2 - 1 EPS
31-08-19 KA FC Espoo 5 - 1 GrIFK
15-09-19 KA GrIFK 15:30 KaaPo
21-09-19 KA SalPa 12:00 GrIFK
27-09-19 KA Honka Akatemia 15:30 GrIFK
05-10-19 KA GrIFK 11:00 Ilves II

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Gnistan 18 13 4 1 40 17 9 5 3 1 18 12 9 8 1 0 22 5 23 43
2 KaaPo 18 10 3 5 32 14 10 6 3 1 21 3 8 4 0 4 11 11 18 33
3 Ilves II 17 10 1 6 40 22 8 6 0 2 23 6 9 4 1 4 17 16 18 31
4 FC Espoo 18 9 3 6 33 22 9 5 1 3 20 12 9 4 2 3 13 10 11 30
5 Honka Akatemia 18 8 5 5 29 24 9 4 2 3 16 14 9 4 3 2 13 10 5 29
6 SalPa 18 8 3 7 36 26 8 4 1 3 21 11 10 4 2 4 15 15 10 27
7 Jazz 17 7 2 8 29 37 9 4 1 4 17 20 8 3 1 4 12 17 -8 23
8 P-Iirot 18 6 5 7 20 28 9 3 3 3 12 11 9 3 2 4 8 17 -8 23
9 GrIFK 18 4 6 8 22 36 9 3 3 3 12 15 9 1 3 5 10 21 -14 18
10 EPS 18 4 5 9 20 31 9 3 1 5 9 16 9 1 4 4 11 15 -11 17
11 KäPa 18 4 3 11 16 33 9 3 1 5 11 12 9 1 2 6 5 21 -17 15
12 Tampere United 16 2 2 12 10 37 8 1 2 5 3 12 8 1 0 7 7 25 -27 8

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