Soccer betting preview: HJS Akatemia welcomes SalPa in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sat 02.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kaurialan kenttä (4000 seats)

Kaurialan kenttä: Blow the trumpet for a football party when HJS Akatemia receive SalPa. All the latest on the match at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • HJS Akatemia have the most points from losing position (12) in Kakkonen
  • SalPa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Kakkonen

8-0-7 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for SalPa when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 15 matches are 22-21 (scored/conceded).

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

Overall Kakkonen statistics playing at home this season for HJS Akatemia are 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Akatemia are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus VJS. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten through four league matches.

Ahead of that match, HJS Akatemia won a home game hosting Tampere United (2-1).

The HJS Akatemia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Akatemia having conceded 11 goals here at Kaurialan kenttä so far.

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SalPa form and stats

As the visiting team in Kakkonen matches, SalPa have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for SalPa, as they have won on their previous two travels.

SalPa play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting EPS (placed 8th).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Jazz.

SalPa struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): HJS Akatemia two wins, one draw and SalPa four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SalPaE. Heinonen
E. Heinonen
7 goals
AkatemiaE. Raittinen
E. Raittinen
4 goals
SalPaJ. Meura
J. Meura
4 goals

HJS Akatemia missing players

SalPa missing players

HJS Akatemia SalPa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 4 2 Played P 2 5 10
4 2 1 Won W 1 2 6
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
5 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
15 7 2 Scored S 2 5 17
19 11 5 Conceded C 2 9 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 90%
70% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 70%
50% 75% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 30%
20% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 20%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 60%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 30%
50% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 10%
 
5.5 5.5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.4 3.5
7.1 7.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 4.1
2.2 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 8.2 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.6 7.1
3.9 4.2 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3 2.9
29% 41% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 33% 59%
 
11.6 13.5 14 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 10.6 7.6
6.2 7.2 8.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5.6 4
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • All of HJS Akatemia's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • HJS Akatemia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • HJS Akatemia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • HJS Akatemia have the most points from losing position (12) in Kakkonen
  • HJS Akatemia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SalPa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • SalPa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Kakkonen
  • SalPa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SalPa 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.