KuFu-98 and Vaajakoski have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Kakkonen.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
5-4-4 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Vaajakoski when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 13 matches are 27-31 (scored/conceded).
KuFu-98 form and stats
Overall Kakkonen stats at home this season for KuFu-98, who have the most scored goals (31) in Kakkonen, are 4-1-2 (wins-draw-losses). KuFu-98 has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Kasurinen and the players.
The KuFu-98 fans got no joy from their last match, a Kakkonen game also here at Savon Sanomat Areena: A 0-2 defeat against JS Hercules (placed 1st). A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at JJK.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how KuFu-98 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost one.
Goals decide football matches and KuFu-98 are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 7 league matches. KuFu-98 have conceded 11 from these games.
Vaajakoski form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vaajakoski so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).
Vaajakoski go into this game after a win, the home game against GBK that ended 3-1. Before that, Vaajakoski secured a home win against OLS with the score 1-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vaajakoski playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were three Vaajakoski wins, zero draws and zero defeats.
Vaajakoski has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. The Vaajakoski manager S. Okkonen has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
KuFu-98 and Vaajakoski have met before this season: Vaajakoski - KuFu-98 2-2. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three KuFu-98 victories, two draws and one Vaajakoski win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.KuFu-98 missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | 17 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 31 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 87% |
| 80% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 73% | 71% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 60% | 71% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | 80 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 40 | 116 |
| 71 | 42 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 21 | 64 |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 39% |
- All of KuFu-98's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Vaajakoski's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- KuFu-98 has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Kakkonen
- KuFu-98 has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Kakkonen
- KuFu-98 has the most conceded goals (31) in Kakkonen
- KuFu-98 has the most scored goals (31) in Kakkonen
- KuFu-98 has the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Kakkonen
- KuFu-98 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- KuFu-98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vaajakoski has the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Kakkonen
- Vaajakoski have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vaajakoski 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 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | JIPPO | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | JJK | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | RoPS II | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | KuFu-98 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | JBK | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Vaajakoski | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | PS Kemi | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | GBK | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | OLS | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | VIFK | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 11 |
| 12 | Kiisto | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -16 | 8 |