OTP have succeeded in 5 home wins up until now, GBK have won 2 away. Which team boosts their standings in this meeting?
- OTP have the most points from losing position (12) in Kakkonen
- GBK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
OTP have less rest than GBK in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Kakkonen game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at JJK.
OTP's stadium, Oulu-lehti Areena, has a artifical turf surface. GBK have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for GBK when playing on artifical turf; 8 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses from 23 matches. They have scored 35 goals in these games and conceded 35.
GBK are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
OTP form and stats
OTP have collected 17 points from their Kakkonen home games so far after 5-2-2. We have seen two home losses in a row now for OTP, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
No payout for OTP in their previous match, an away game at JJK that ended in defeat 1-3.
Before that game, the home loss against JS Hercules with the scoreline 2-4.Goals decide football matches and OTP are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. OTP's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
GBK form and stats
There's been little loot from GBK's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Kakkonen. GBK only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Kakkonen home defeat versus JJK with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against OTP.Many goals are not expected from the visiting GBK as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, GBK rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent logged history involving both these squads is the GBK - OTP 2-2 played not long ago this season. Last three meetings involving these participants: OTP won zero, GBK were winners in two and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  C. Chukwu 7 goals | A. Ibiyomi 6 goals |  J. Lämsä 6 goals |
OTP missing players
GBK missing players
| OTP | GBK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 36 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 47 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 63% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 58% |
| 58% | 56% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 42% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 58% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 22% | 37% |
| 32% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.1 | 14.2 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 31% | 33% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 33% |
- GBK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- GBK haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- OTP have scored more than double the goals of GBK.
- OTP have the most points from losing position (12) in Kakkonen
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SJK Akatemia | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 51 |
| 2 | JJK | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 40 |
| 3 | JS Hercules | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| 4 | Vaajakoski | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | OTP | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | JBK | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 31 | -9 | 27 |
| 7 | OLS | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | RoPS II | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | PS Kemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | VIFK | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 21 | -11 | 25 |
| 10 | Kraft | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | GBK | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -32 | 13 |
| 12 | Kemi City | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -39 | 7 |