These two squads are enjoying a sweet season so far and games like today could be deciding. Get the info on KuPS Ak. - RoPS!
- KuPS Ak. have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Kakkonen
- RoPS have the most points from losing position (10) in Kakkonen
KuPS Ak. and RoPS should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
KuPS Ak. form and stats
When playing at home in the Kakkonen, KuPS Ak. have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Savon Sanomat Areena.
KuPS Ak. drew their last game, 1-1 away at Vaajakoski (placed 6th).
Before that, KuPS Ak. had a home game versus GBK which ended with a victory 6-0.Goals decide football matches and KuPS are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 5 league matches. Defensively KuPS Ak. have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
RoPS form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Kakkonen. The fact that RoPS have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Impressive finishing from Lakela (2) secured the home win 3-2 against OTP in their previous game.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs OLS.Observe that 9 of this side's 10 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
RoPS has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games. For RoPS, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Varhi 5 goals |  E. Kirjavainen 3 goals | N. Kivijärvi 3 goals |
KuPS Ak. missing players
RoPS missing players
| KuPS Ak. | RoPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 30% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 30% | 40% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 40% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.9 | 4 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 10.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 7.4 | 9.4 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 11 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| 44% | 57% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 53% | 41% |
| 9.7 | 9.2 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 6.8 | 10.9 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 2.6 | 4.7 |
- All of RoPS's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- KuPS Ak. have not yet lost a game at home.
- KuPS Ak. have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- KuPS Ak. have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Kakkonen
- KuPS Ak. have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Kakkonen
- KuPS Ak. have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- RoPS have scored in all their matches so far.
- RoPS have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Kakkonen
- RoPS have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Kakkonen
- RoPS have the most points from losing position (10) in Kakkonen
- RoPS have the most scored goals (9) away in Kakkonen
- 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 | OLS | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | RoPS | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | KuPS Ak. | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | GBK | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 5 | Kraft | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Vaajakoski | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | OTP | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | TP-47 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | JS Hercules | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -11 | 11 |
| 10 | VIFK | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | JBK | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Kuopion Elo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
