A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The JIPPO fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and OLS's 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This pitch has grass, which is not OLS's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass OLS have performed like this: Played 21 matches resulting in 5 wins, 2 draws and 14 defeats with the goal stats 21-38 (scored/conceded).
JIPPO form and stats
JIPPO, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Kakkonen, have performed here at Mehtimäki tekonurmi this season with 5 wins from 8 Kakkonen matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. It’s been three wins in a row for JIPPO here at Mehtimäki tekonurmi, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
Before that, JIPPO had a home game versus PS Kemi which ended with a victory 2-0.
The JIPPO manager J. Leppälahti has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. JIPPO are not conceding a lot of goals here at Mehtimäki tekonurmi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
OLS form and stats
There's been little loot from OLS's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Kakkonen. OLS only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws. Bitter travels for OLS as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the RoPS II match.
It might be tough going out on the road again for OLS, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus RoPS II (placed 3rd). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs JS Hercules.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far OLS have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. OLS have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Hiltunen 9 goals | J. Hiltunen 4 goals | N. Tykkyläinen 4 goals |
JIPPO missing players
OLS missing players
| JIPPO | OLS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 29 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 27 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 81% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 38% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 56% | 62% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 148 | 75 | 5 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 47 | 101 |
| 71 | 40 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 30 | 61 |
| 41% | 40% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 31% |
- JIPPO has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Kakkonen
- JIPPO has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Kakkonen
- JIPPO has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Kakkonen
- JIPPO has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Kakkonen
- JIPPO has the most clean sheets (9) in Kakkonen
- JIPPO has the the best goal difference (+19) in Kakkonen
- JIPPO have not yet lost a game at home.
- JIPPO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- JIPPO have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- OLS has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Kakkonen
- OLS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- OLS 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 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 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 | JBK | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | JJK | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 26 |
| 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 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 15 |
| 12 | Kiisto | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -20 | 8 |