Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when JBK welcomes VIFK

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sun 01.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Länsikenttä tekonurmi (1000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. JBK are in the 5th position while the guesting VIFK worry at 11th.

It's no vacation for neither JBK nor VIFK as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

VIFK play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for VIFK when playing on artifical turf are 6 wins, 4 draws and 13 defeats from 23 matches. They have scored 27 goals and conceded 38 times in these games.

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JBK form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Länsikenttä tekonurmi as JBK have scored 17 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Kakkonen are 6-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

JBK's previous game was a Kakkonen match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Kiisto (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as JBK lost 0-2 at PS Kemi's place.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 8 games), JBK's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the JBK defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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VIFK form and stats

3-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for VIFK in their Kakkonen matches away.

It's the second away game in a row for VIFK, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus GBK (placed 10th) in the Kakkonen last time out. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Kiisto.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of VIFK when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing one and winning one game.

VIFK are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). VIFK have conceded 18 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

JBK - VIFK 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for JBK, two draws and three wins for VIFK. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

JBK missing players

VIFK missing players

JBK VIFK
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 4 Played P 2 8 15
7 6 4 Won W 0 3 4
4 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
4 2 0 Lost L 2 5 9
22 17 10 Scored S 3 9 17
20 13 5 Conceded C 7 18 29
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
73% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 80%
40% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 47%
40% 62% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 38% 33%
27% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 38% 27%
53% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 38% 40%
33% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 27%
27% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
131 88 49 Total Shots T S 16 57 115
60 45 27 Shots on Target S O 6 24 44
37% 38% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 39%
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • JBK has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Kakkonen
  • JBK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • JBK haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • VIFK has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Kakkonen
  • VIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VIFK haven’t played a single 0-0 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 JIPPO 15 10 4 1 26 10 8 5 3 0 16 5 7 5 1 1 10 5 16 34
2 JS Hercules 16 10 3 3 28 15 7 5 0 2 15 7 9 5 3 1 13 8 13 33
3 RoPS II 16 9 2 5 31 22 9 5 1 3 16 10 7 4 1 2 15 12 9 29
4 JJK 16 8 2 6 29 28 8 6 1 1 16 8 8 2 1 5 13 20 1 26
5 JBK 15 7 4 4 22 20 8 6 0 2 17 13 7 1 4 2 5 7 2 25
6 Vaajakoski 16 7 3 6 27 25 9 5 1 3 16 12 7 2 2 3 11 13 2 24
7 KuFu-98 16 7 2 7 31 33 8 4 1 3 17 13 8 3 1 4 14 20 -2 23
8 PS Kemi 16 6 0 10 26 31 7 5 0 2 18 7 9 1 0 8 8 24 -5 18
9 OLS 16 5 2 9 20 27 8 3 2 3 11 11 8 2 0 6 9 16 -7 17
10 GBK 16 4 4 8 27 27 8 2 4 2 18 11 8 2 0 6 9 16 0 16
11 VIFK 15 4 2 9 17 29 7 1 2 4 8 11 8 3 0 5 9 18 -12 14
12 Kiisto 15 2 2 11 14 31 7 1 0 6 5 17 8 1 2 5 9 14 -17 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.