KuPS Ak. are positioned 3rd, while VIFK are bringing up the rear 4 points behind in the league table. Will they crop the gap?
- KuPS Ak. have the most points from losing position (7) in Kakkonen
- VIFK have lost all their away matches so far.
This looks to be an exciting fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
KuPS Ak. form and stats
Seven points from three Kakkonen home games is a great start for KuPS Ak., who are hoping to build on that form here at Savon Sanomat Areena.
KuPS haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 199 minutes ago. Jensen scored that one.
KuPS Ak. lost their last game at OLS (placed 1st) after a 0-5 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated in five league rounds. KuPS Ak. were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that, KuPS drew at home versus JBK.KuPS Ak. are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. KuPS are not conceding a lot of goals here at Savon Sanomat Areena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
VIFK form and stats
It's not happening yet for VIFK on their Kakkonen travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
VIFK go into this game after a win, the home game against OTP that ended 2-0.
Before that, the Finland Cup win away at Jazz.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, VIFK has managed {1 goals} and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Kiuru 3 goals |   C. Jensen 2 goals | E. Hiekkanen 2 goals |
KuPS Ak. missing players
VIFK missing players
| KuPS Ak. | VIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 9.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 11 | 9.7 |
| 2.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 47% | 80% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 36% |
| 7.2 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
- All of VIFK's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- KuPS Ak. have not yet lost a game at home.
- KuPS Ak. have the most points from losing position (7) in Kakkonen
- KuPS Ak. have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- VIFK have lost all their away matches so far.
- VIFK have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- VIFK 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | GBK | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | KuPS Ak. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 4 | Vaajakoski | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | JS Hercules | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 6 | Kraft | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | VIFK | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | TP-47 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | RoPS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | JBK | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | OTP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 12 | Kuopion Elo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
