Football preview: Home crowd has big expectations when KuPS Ak. take on JS Hercules

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sun 14.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Savon Sanomat Areena

KuPS Ak. prepare to clash heads with JS Hercules in this Kakkonen fixture. Everything you need to know about the fixture is located right here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for KuPS Ak. and JS Hercules.

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KuPS Ak. form and stats

KuPS Ak. have only played one Kakkonen game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 11 matches.

KuPS Ak.'s last game was hosting JS Hercules (placed 10th) and winning 1-0.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Kraft the opponent.

Early season league goal statistics from KuPS Ak.'s 1 home game: {3 goals}, 2 conceded.

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JS Hercules form and stats

JS Hercules have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Kakkonen were 0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 2 fixtures.

Hercules lost away at KuPS Ak. (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus OTP.

{1 goals} so far away for JS Hercules, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 8. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

KuPS Ak.P. Tuomainen
P. Tuomainen
1 goals
KuPS Ak.S. Koistinen
S. Koistinen
1 goals
KuPS Ak.A. Tuunanen
A. Tuunanen
1 goals

KuPS Ak. missing players

JS Hercules missing players

KuPS Ak. JS Hercules
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 0 2 3
2 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
5 4 3 Scored S 0 1 3
3 2 2 Conceded C 0 9 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
33% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 67%
33% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 33%
33% 50% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 33%
67% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 67%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
4.3 3.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 2
2 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.5 5.7
1 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.5 5.3
1.3 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2.3
125% 200% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 43%
 
3 1.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 17 13.3
1.3 0.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.5 5
KuPS Ak. Last season JS Hercules
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   13 25
5 5   Won W   4 11
7 2   Drew D   2 5
10 4   Lost L   7 9
30 17   Scored S   17 39
36 15   Conceded C   22 30
91% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
77% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 64%
55% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 48%
32% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   46% 40%
14% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 20%
45% 27%   BTTS BTTS   46% 36%
32% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 36%
32% 27%   Failed to Score F T   38% 32%
 
4.8 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 5.3
5 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.4
1.2 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.3 10.4   Shots (avg) S (   8.5 10.4
4.9 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.8
28% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 33%
 
9.2 8.9   Shots against (avg) S A   9.3 8.5
4.5 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RoPS 3 2 1 0 8 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 5 4 4 7
2 GBK 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
3 JBK 3 1 1 1 11 7 2 1 1 0 11 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 4
4 VIFK 3 1 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 4
5 KuPS Ak. 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Vaajakoski 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 3
7 Kraft 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
8 OTP 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 3
9 Kuopion Elo 3 1 0 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 3
10 JS Hercules 2 1 0 1 3 9 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 -6 3
11 OLS 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
12 TP-47 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
Last season 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 22 15 4 3 47 16 11 9 2 0 24 6 11 6 2 3 23 10 31 49
2 KaPa 22 15 3 4 58 29 11 7 2 2 34 16 11 8 1 2 24 13 29 48
3 Reipas 22 15 2 5 59 22 11 9 0 2 30 12 11 6 2 3 29 10 37 47
4 Kiffen 22 10 8 4 42 20 11 6 3 2 19 8 11 4 5 2 23 12 22 38
5 Atlantis 22 11 3 8 38 35 11 7 1 3 19 13 11 4 2 5 19 22 3 36
6 PKKU 22 9 6 7 47 45 11 5 4 2 26 16 11 4 2 5 21 29 2 33
7 NJS 22 8 3 11 35 41 11 4 2 5 21 17 11 4 1 6 14 24 -6 27
8 PPJ 22 7 4 11 54 42 11 3 3 5 34 26 11 4 1 6 20 16 12 25
9 KuPS Ak. 22 5 7 10 30 36 11 5 2 4 17 15 11 0 5 6 13 21 -6 22
10 Futura 22 6 4 12 30 49 11 2 2 7 16 30 11 4 2 5 14 19 -19 22
11 PeKa 22 5 4 13 27 58 11 3 3 5 15 21 11 2 1 8 12 37 -31 19
12 LaPa 22 1 2 19 15 89 11 1 1 9 10 37 11 0 1 10 5 52 -74 5

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.