HJS Akatemia vs EPS betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pulleri tekonurmi (4000 seats)

HJS Akatemia contest EPS for recognition and success.

Insights:
  • HJS Akatemia is in the worst form (0-1-2)
  • EPS have the most dropped points from leading position (3) 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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HJS Akatemia form and stats

The story so far in the Kakkonen for HJS Akatemia at their home stadium (Pulleri tekonurmi) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

The followers are hoping that HJS Akatemia will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Finland Cup fixture against Jazz.

A Kakkonen defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Honka Akatemia.

This is expected to be a close game, with HJS Akatemia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with HJS Akatemia as a small favourite), we find 8 games. HJS Akatemia has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Early season league goal statistics from HJS Akatemia's 2 home games: {3 goals}, 4 conceded.

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EPS form and stats

It's not happening yet for EPS on their Kakkonen travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?

This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Finland Cup home loss versus HIFK with 1-4 on the scoreboard.

Prior to that match, the EPS manager Santos faced defeat when travelling to Jazz and losing 1-3.

{4 goals} so far away for EPS, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 7. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the previous four meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for HJS Akatemia, one draw and one win for EPS. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

EPSV. Kiiski
V. Kiiski
2 goals
HJS AkatemiaK. Kopra
K. Kopra
1 goals
AkatemiaH. Lassoued
H. Lassoued
1 goals

HJS Akatemia missing players

EPS missing players

HJS Akatemia EPS
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 0 2 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
3 3 2 Scored S 0 4 5
6 4 2 Conceded C 0 7 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 33%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.3 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 5.3
7.7 7.5 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 4.7
0.7 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9 9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.5 9.7
4.7 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 3.3
21% 30% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 50%
 
12.7 12 8 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.5 10.3
6 6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.5 4.3
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • EPS have the most dropped points from leading position (3) in Kakkonen
  • HJS Akatemia is in the worst form (0-1-2)
HJS Akatemia Last season EPS
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
24 12   Played P   12 24
11 8   Won W   3 9
2 0   Drew D   2 5
11 4   Lost L   7 10
40 27   Scored S   13 34
44 23   Conceded C   17 31
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
79% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 79%
75% 92%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 50%
50% 67%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 25%
29% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 17%
58% 67%   BTTS BTTS   67% 62%
12% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 29%
33% 17%   Failed to Score F T   17% 17%
 
5.6 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.1
6.7 6.6   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.5
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.9
2 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
10.3 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   10.4 9.9
4.6 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4.2
34% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 33%
 
12.2 12.7   Shots against (avg) S A   8.5 7.9
5.8 6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Honka Akatemia 4 3 1 0 10 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 10
2 I-Kissat 4 3 1 0 12 8 2 2 0 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 10
3 Atlantis 3 2 0 1 10 6 2 2 0 0 10 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 6
4 Tampere United 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 6
5 Jazz 3 1 1 1 6 9 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 8 -3 4
6 P-Iirot 3 1 0 2 5 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 3
7 Ilves II 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -1 3
8 EPS 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 7 -2 3
9 SexyPöxyt 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 3
10 GrIFK 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
11 PIF 3 1 0 2 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 5 -4 3
12 HJS Akatemia 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SalPa 24 16 1 7 50 33 12 10 0 2 34 16 12 6 1 5 16 17 17 49
2 Honka Akatemia 24 13 5 6 56 33 12 6 3 3 31 21 12 7 2 3 25 12 23 44
3 I-Kissat 24 13 4 7 62 52 12 8 2 2 29 22 12 5 2 5 33 30 10 43
4 Klubi-04 24 10 7 7 56 45 12 8 3 1 33 19 12 2 4 6 23 26 11 37
5 Jazz 24 10 6 8 55 46 12 5 3 4 26 21 12 5 3 4 29 25 9 36
6 GrIFK 24 11 3 10 42 37 12 7 1 4 21 15 12 4 2 6 21 22 5 36
7 HJS Akatemia 24 11 2 11 40 44 12 8 0 4 27 23 12 3 2 7 13 21 -4 35
8 Tampere United 24 10 4 10 45 43 12 5 2 5 25 21 12 5 2 5 20 22 2 34
9 Ilves II 24 10 3 11 40 43 12 6 2 4 21 14 12 4 1 7 19 29 -3 33
10 EPS 24 9 5 10 34 31 12 6 3 3 21 14 12 3 2 7 13 17 3 32
11 MuSa 24 8 5 11 38 41 12 4 4 4 16 17 12 4 1 7 22 24 -3 29
12 VJS 24 8 3 13 34 43 12 6 2 4 18 18 12 2 1 9 16 25 -9 27
13 KaaPo 24 2 2 20 20 81 12 1 0 11 6 43 12 1 2 9 14 38 -61 8

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.