Kakkonen preview: Can GrIFK edge out victory against VJS?

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sun 03.July
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä (700 seats)

12th- against 6th position might not seem all that tempting to look into. But look: Here's the facts that makes GrIFK - VJS (even) more engrossing!

Insights:
  • GrIFK have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Kakkonen
  • VJS have the fewest points (0) away in Kakkonen

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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GrIFK form and stats

GrIFK have collected 1 point from their Kakkonen home games so far after 0-1-3. With GrIFK having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Mattfolk.

An away draw last time out for GrIFK, facing I-Kissat in a game that ended 1-1.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with MuSa the opponent.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how GrIFK have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 7.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for GrIFK as they are travelling to their away game against Jazz in the Kakkonen. That match is four days after this one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for GrIFK here at Kauniaisten Keskuskenttä in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). GrIFK have conceded 7 from these games.

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VJS form and stats

0-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for VJS, who have the fewest points (0) away in Kakkonen, in their Kakkonen matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means VJS are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

VJS go into this game after a win, the home game against HJS Akatemia that ended 1-0.

Prior to that match, the VJS manager Setälä faced defeat when travelling to Honka Akatemia and losing 2-4.

VJS are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.

VJS find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on VJS's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 11 goals in 4 travels.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the preceeding two meetings between these two squads are: two wins for GrIFK, zero draws and zero wins for VJS. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Langhoff with 2 goals scored against VJS in these 2 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

GrIFKM. Sorvali
M. Sorvali
7 goals
VJSK. Jmaali
K. Jmaali
6 goals
GrIFKV. Tiilikainen
V. Tiilikainen
3 goals

GrIFK missing players

VJS missing players

GrIFK VJS
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 4 2 Played P 0 4 10
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 4
3 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
5 3 1 Lost L 0 4 4
15 3 2 Scored S 0 5 18
17 7 4 Conceded C 0 11 17
90% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 70%
70% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 60%
60% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
10% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 40%
70% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 60%
20% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 30%
20% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 10%
 
7 9.3 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4.5
6.3 6 8 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.2 6.2
2.1 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.1 12 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.8 10.5
5 6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 5.5
29% 6% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 33%
 
10 10.3 8 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 10
4.7 4.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 5
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • GrIFK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • GrIFK have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Kakkonen
  • GrIFK have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • GrIFK have yet to win a game at home.
  • VJS have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • VJS have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • VJS have lost all their away matches so far.
  • VJS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VJS have the fewest points (0) away in Kakkonen
  • VJS 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 Tampere United 10 7 1 2 22 13 5 4 1 0 14 6 5 3 0 2 8 7 9 22
2 Klubi-04 10 6 3 1 23 11 5 5 0 0 13 3 5 1 3 1 10 8 12 21
3 SalPa 10 6 0 4 17 15 5 4 0 1 12 6 5 2 0 3 5 9 2 18
4 I-Kissat 10 5 2 3 28 21 5 3 1 1 12 11 5 2 1 2 16 10 7 17
5 Honka Akatemia 11 4 5 2 23 20 7 3 3 1 19 15 4 1 2 1 4 5 3 17
6 VJS 10 4 2 4 18 17 6 4 2 0 13 6 4 0 0 4 5 11 1 14
7 HJS Akatemia 10 4 1 5 15 19 4 2 0 2 7 11 6 2 1 3 8 8 -4 13
8 EPS 9 3 3 3 6 8 5 2 1 2 3 5 4 1 2 1 3 3 -2 12
9 Jazz 9 2 5 2 21 20 4 1 3 0 9 7 5 1 2 2 12 13 1 11
10 Ilves II 10 3 1 6 17 22 5 2 1 2 11 7 5 1 0 4 6 15 -5 10
11 MuSa 9 2 3 4 17 14 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 1 1 3 10 9 3 9
12 GrIFK 10 2 3 5 15 17 4 0 1 3 3 7 6 2 2 2 12 10 -2 9
13 KaaPo 10 1 1 8 7 32 5 0 0 5 1 16 5 1 1 3 6 16 -25 4

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.