Ilves II - EPS: Kakkonen basement dwellers scrapping for points and greatness. Read all the interesting data and tables before the game!
- EPS have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Kakkonen
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 Ilves II and EPS.
Ilves II form and stats
Ilves II have played 7 Kakkonen games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). When Ilves II hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Ilves II, KaaPo, GrIFK and VJS), they have won 3 of 3 matches!
Ilves lost their last game at EPS (placed 9th) after a 1-4 scoreline.
Before that, Ilves II had a home game versus VJS which ended with a victory 2-0.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 Ilves II have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Ilves as they have a new game in only four days, a Kakkonen match thankfully also at home. I-Kissat are visiting.
The Ilves II fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches.
EPS form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for EPS so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means EPS are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
EPS won their last game, 4-1 versus Ilves II played at home. Hollmen has bagged at least one goal for the visitors three fixtures in a row. The ability!
Before that, EPS secured a home win against KaaPo with the score 2-0.EPS 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, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Kakkonen trip to HJS Akatemia.
EPS have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: EPS - Ilves 4-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Ilves II victories, zero draws and three EPS wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Hollmen 7 goals | M. Minkkinen 3 goals |
Ilves II missing players
EPS missing players
| Ilves II | EPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 13 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 28 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 86% |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 71% |
| 64% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 50% | 29% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 29% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 64% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 10.4 | 8.4 |
| 5 | 5.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 29% | 32% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 40% | 31% |
| 11.3 | 12.7 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
- EPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- EPS have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Kakkonen
- EPS have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Kakkonen
- EPS have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Kakkonen
- EPS have the most clean sheets (6) in Kakkonen
- EPS have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Kakkonen
- Ilves II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as EPS have scored 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 | I-Kissat | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Jazz | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Klubi-04 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | SalPa | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Honka Akatemia | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Tampere United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | MuSa | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 21 |
| 8 | HJS Akatemia | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | EPS | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | GrIFK | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | VJS | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Ilves II | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | KaaPo | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -42 | 4 |
