Kakkonen match guide and facts: Honka Akatemia host SalPa

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sun 22.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Tapiola 1 Tekonurmi (2000 seats)

This looks to be another absorbing battle at Tapiola 1 Tekonurmi in the Kakkonen. Honka Akatemia is in 9th position and welcome SalPa in 7th position. Read all about the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Honka Akatemia have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Kakkonen
  • SalPa have yet to win a game away.

This stadium has the surface artifical turf, unlike SalPa's home stadium. The previous 13 games by the guests on artifical turf have given 6 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses.

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 SalPa.

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Honka Akatemia form and stats

The story so far in the Kakkonen for Honka Akatemia at their home stadium (Tapiola 1 Tekonurmi) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Honka Akatemia has four draws from their last four matches.

The spoils were shared in Akatemia's previous game, also at home. Visiting SalPa (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Preceding that game was the away draw at GrIFK that finished 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Honka Akatemia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Akatemia are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (11 goals in 4 games).

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SalPa form and stats

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

SalPa has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Honka Akatemia for a 0-0 draw.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against KaaPo.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by SalPa in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for SalPa, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, SalPa has managed 2 goals and let in 7 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Previous six meetings between these squads: Honka Akatemia won two, SalPa triumphed in three and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Honka AkatemiaR. Pyyskänen
R. Pyyskänen
2 goals
Honka AkatemiaH. Woivalin
H. Woivalin
1 goals
Honka AkatemiaI. Camara
I. Camara
1 goals

Honka Akatemia missing players

SalPa missing players

Honka Akatemia SalPa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 5 2 Played P 0 3 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
5 4 2 Drew D 0 1 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
11 11 6 Scored S 0 2 9
12 12 6 Conceded C 0 7 9
67% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 80%
67% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 80%
67% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 80%
67% 80% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 60%
67% 80% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 40%
67% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 60%
33% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 40%
33% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
4.6 3.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.3 4.2
6 5.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.7 3.2
0.6 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.4 9.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.7 7.2
4.2 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.3 3.6
38% 44% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 50%
 
10.6 10.8 15 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.7 7.2
5.8 5.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 3.6
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • 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 SalPa have scored away.
  • Honka Akatemia have the most conceded goals (12) at home in Kakkonen
  • Honka Akatemia have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Kakkonen
  • Honka Akatemia have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Kakkonen
  • Honka Akatemia have the most scored goals (11) at home in Kakkonen
  • Honka Akatemia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Honka Akatemia have yet to win a game.
  • SalPa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SalPa have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Klubi-04 6 3 2 1 11 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 11
2 EPS 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
3 Tampere United 5 3 1 1 10 7 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 10
4 VJS 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 7
5 I-Kissat 5 2 1 2 12 14 3 2 0 1 7 7 2 0 1 1 5 7 -2 7
6 Jazz 4 1 3 0 10 8 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 6 6 2 6
7 SalPa 4 2 0 2 9 9 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 0 0 2 2 7 0 6
8 GrIFK 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 4
9 Honka Akatemia 5 0 4 1 11 12 4 0 3 1 11 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 4
10 MuSa 3 1 0 2 7 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 6 3 2 3
11 Ilves II 4 1 0 3 6 11 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 3 10 -5 3
12 KaaPo 4 1 0 3 3 11 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 3 5 -8 3
13 HJS Akatemia 3 0 0 3 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 -6 0

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.