Football background guide: Honka Akatemia odds-on when EPS visit

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Thu 18.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Tapiola 1 Tekonurmi (2000 seats)

Turn on the lights for Honka Akatemia - EPS! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this match could be cracking!

Insights:
  • Honka Akatemia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • EPS have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Kakkonen

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Akatemia and EPS.

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Honka Akatemia form and stats

3-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Kakkonen numbers at home for Honka Akatemia so far this season.

Honka Akatemia drew their last game, also a home match. EPS (placed 11th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting SalPa (0-4).

Honka Akatemia can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 20 times. Honka Akatemia have conceded 17 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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EPS form and stats

There's been little loot from EPS's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Kakkonen. EPS only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.

EPS has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Honka Akatemia for a 1-1 draw.

Preceding that, the 3-4 home loss versus Jazz.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.

EPS struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Akatemia have managed a streak of 8 consecutive matches without losing (2-6-0) when playing EPS.

Honka Akatemia and EPS have faced off before this season: EPS - Honka Akatemia 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

EPSA. Hollmen
A. Hollmen
8 goals
AkatemiaB. Haruna
B. Haruna
6 goals
Honka AkatemiaS. Tammivuori
S. Tammivuori
4 goals

Honka Akatemia missing players

EPS missing players

Honka Akatemia EPS
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 2 9 18
7 3 1 Won W 0 1 5
6 4 0 Drew D 1 3 5
5 2 2 Lost L 1 5 8
36 21 7 Scored S 1 9 22
30 18 7 Conceded C 2 13 24
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 89% 89%
78% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 89% 78%
61% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 39%
50% 56% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 22%
39% 56% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 17%
61% 89% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 56%
28% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 33%
22% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 22%
 
5.6 4.4 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 4.6
5 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 4.9
1.8 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.7 9.4 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.5 8.6
4.9 5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 3.6 3.6
39% 45% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 31% 31%
 
9.5 10.2 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9 7.4 7.2
4.6 4.9 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.9 3.1
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • All of Honka Akatemia's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • EPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • EPS have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Kakkonen
  • EPS have the most clean sheets (6) in Kakkonen
  • EPS have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Kakkonen
  • Honka Akatemia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Honka Akatemia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as EPS have scored away.
  • Honka Akatemia have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Honka Akatemia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Honka Akatemia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jazz 17 9 5 3 44 28 8 4 3 1 19 11 9 5 2 2 25 17 16 32
2 I-Kissat 17 9 4 4 42 33 8 5 2 1 17 14 9 4 2 3 25 19 9 31
3 SalPa 17 10 1 6 37 28 9 7 0 2 26 13 8 3 1 4 11 15 9 31
4 Klubi-04 17 8 5 4 40 33 9 7 2 0 26 12 8 1 3 4 14 21 7 29
5 Tampere United 17 8 3 6 30 26 8 4 1 3 17 13 9 4 2 3 13 13 4 27
6 Honka Akatemia 17 7 5 5 35 29 8 3 3 2 20 17 9 4 2 3 15 12 6 26
7 HJS Akatemia 16 8 2 6 26 24 8 6 0 2 18 15 8 2 2 4 8 9 2 26
8 MuSa 16 6 3 7 30 25 8 3 2 3 13 11 8 3 1 4 17 14 5 21
9 GrIFK 16 6 3 7 25 25 7 3 1 3 9 9 9 3 2 4 16 16 0 21
10 Ilves II 17 6 2 9 25 32 10 5 2 3 18 11 7 1 0 6 7 21 -7 20
11 EPS 17 5 4 8 21 23 9 4 2 3 13 11 8 1 2 5 8 12 -2 19
12 VJS 16 5 2 9 26 32 8 5 2 1 16 9 8 0 0 8 10 23 -6 17
13 KaaPo 16 1 1 14 12 55 8 0 0 8 4 31 8 1 1 6 8 24 -43 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.