Kraft and RoPS have both delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. The teams both occupy mid-table places in the Kakkonen.
- Kraft have not yet lost a game.
- RoPS have scored in all their matches so far.
RoPS play their home games on artifical turf, while this fixture occurs on grass. Up to date results for RoPS when featuring on grass are 3 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats from twelve matches. They have managed to score 14 goals and conceded 23 times on these occasions.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Kraft form and stats
When playing at home in the Kakkonen, Kraft have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games. Kraft are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.
The spoils were shared in Kraft's previous game, also at home. Visiting GBK (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
In the match before that, Kraft hosted OTP and drew the game 0-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Kraft perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kraft as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Kraft has won 1 of these, drawn 3 and lost 0.
Kraft are traveling soon after this match as the Kakkonen match at JBK awaits in four days.
From these home matches, Kraft have conceded only 3 goals.
RoPS form and stats
RoPS are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Kakkonen, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
There were no winners in RoPS's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs VIFK (placed 4th). RoPS's last match (vs VIFK) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 89th minute equalizer by Venäläinen. The draw against VIFK came from a losing position. The RoPS manager Tanner brought on Venäläinen as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Preceding that game was the away victory against OTP with the score of 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with RoPS playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 6 RoPS wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting GBK in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy RoPS's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. RoPS's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Venäläinen 4 goals | T. Lakela 3 goals | M. Kiljunen 3 goals |
Kraft missing players
RoPS missing players
| Kraft | RoPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.2 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 4.8 | 3.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 1.4 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 9.3 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3 | 5.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 37% | 30% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 61% |
| 10 | 8 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 18 | 12.2 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 8.5 | 5.7 |
- Kraft have not yet lost a game.
- Kraft have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- RoPS have scored in all their matches so far.
- RoPS 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 | JJK | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | JS Hercules | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | OLS | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | VIFK | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Vaajakoski | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | RoPS | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Kraft | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | KajHa | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | JBK | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | OTP | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 5 |
| 11 | GBK | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 3 |
| 12 | FC Komeetat | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 2 |
