GrIFK and SalPa supporters eagerly anticipate Kakkonen meet at Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä (700 seats)

Top-ranking SalPa visit GrIFK after their 1-1-result vs GrIFK. Get out our full match preview!

Insights:
  • GrIFK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SalPa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Kakkonen

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.

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GrIFK form and stats

GrIFK's results here at Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä in the Kakkonen have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

GrIFK drew their last game, 1-1 away at SalPa (placed 4th).

Before that, GrIFK drew at home versus KaaPo.

GrIFK have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. GrIFK are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 8 played).

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SalPa form and stats

4-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for SalPa in their Kakkonen matches away.

There were no winners in SalPa's previous match, a Kakkonen home game that ended 1-1 vs GrIFK (placed 6th). As mentioned above, SalPa drew the match against GrIFK. Manager I. Virtanen brought on M. Louhela to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against PIF wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Kakkonen trip to Honka Akatemia.

The visiting SalPa have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. 9 goals have been conceded by SalPa in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: SalPa - GrIFK 1-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): GrIFK won five games, four matches ended with a draw and SalPa managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

GrIFKN. Pulkkinen
N. Pulkkinen
7 goals
GrIFKS. Veijola
S. Veijola
6 goals
GrIFKD. Langhoff
D. Langhoff
5 goals

GrIFK missing players

SalPa missing players

GrIFK SalPa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 8 17
7 2 0 Won W 1 4 7
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 5
6 4 3 Lost L 1 3 5
31 12 3 Scored S 2 10 24
28 16 8 Conceded C 3 9 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
88% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 88%
65% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 41%
35% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
29% 38% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
59% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 53%
24% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 35%
18% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 18%
 
5.2 5.5 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.5 4.6
4.1 4.8 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6 5.4
1.8 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.5 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.6 10.6 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11 9.8
4.8 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.2 4.8
38% 34% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 24% 30%
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • GrIFK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SalPa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SalPa have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Kakkonen
  • SalPa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Kakkonen
  • SalPa have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Kakkonen

  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

Read more about Kakkonen

Kakkonen is the third highest level of football in Finland. It is divided into three groups based on geographical areas, each with twelve teams. Each club plays the others in the group twice for a total of 22 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams in each division then enter a promotion playoff.