1st position in the Kakkonen table for JS Hercules so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed RoPS II visits Haukiputaan keskuskenttä.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
JS Hercules form and stats
3-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Kakkonen numbers at home for JS Hercules so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Hercules after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A nice win for Hercules last time playing, versus PS Kemi. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus OLS with a 3-1 scoreline.
Goals are plentiful at Haukiputaan keskuskenttä in the league this season as Hercules has scored 11 goals here in 4 home games. Hercules are not conceding a lot of goals here at Haukiputaan keskuskenttä in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
RoPS II form and stats
As the visiting team in Kakkonen matches, RoPS II have produced an overall stat of 2-0-2 so far.
Home advantage was not enough for RoPS in their previous game, as they lost their Kakkonen-match, hosting OLS, 1-3. Preceding that game was the away victory against PS Kemi with the score of 3-2.
The RoPS manager A. Tanner has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. The RoPS manager A. Tanner has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: RoPS II - JS Hercules 1-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - two - one (Hercules wins - draws - RoPS II wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Welling 7 goals | M. Adeniran 5 goals |  J. Luiro 5 goals |
JS Hercules missing players
RoPS II missing players
| JS Hercules | RoPS II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| 3.8 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 72 | 38 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 21 | 60 |
| 42 | 24 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 43% | 46% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 58% | 36% |
- All of JS Hercules's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of RoPS II's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- JS Hercules have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- JS Hercules have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- JS Hercules have scored in all their matches so far.
- JS Hercules have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- JS Hercules haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- RoPS II has the most dropped points from leading position (8)
- RoPS II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- RoPS II have scored in all their away matches so far.
- RoPS II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- RoPS II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | JS Hercules | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | JIPPO | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | GBK | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | JJK | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Vaajakoski | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | KuFu-98 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | JBK | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | RoPS II | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | OLS | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 10 | PS Kemi | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
| 11 | VIFK | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 4 |
| 12 | Kiisto | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -13 | 3 |