OTP have not been spoiled with points this league season. Will the team get some when JS Hercules visit Oulu-lehti Areena?
- OTP have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Kakkonen
- JS Hercules have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
OTP and JS Hercules 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.
OTP form and stats
OTP's results here at Oulu-lehti Areena in the Kakkonen have been very modest with 1 victory, 0 draws and 5 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for OTP in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the GBK game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The OTP crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to OLS here at Oulu-lehti Areena.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting FC Komeetat.Goals keep appearing in this team's league fixtures, with 5 in a row featuring at least three goals (over 2.5).
OTP have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. OTP are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (13 from 6 played). When OTP hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like KajHa, JBK and FC Komeetat), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
JS Hercules form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for JS Hercules in their Kakkonen matches away. JS Hercules seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Impressive finishing from Thurling and Bohui secured the home win 2-0 against GBK in their previous game.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against OLS wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Many goals are not expected from the visiting JS Hercules as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. Hercules struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 8 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other previously this season, with the final score JS Hercules - OTP 1-0 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - zero - four (OTP wins - draws - JS Hercules wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vääräniemi 10 goals |  L. Ettachack 3 goals | S. Thurling 3 goals |
OTP missing players
JS Hercules missing players
| OTP | JS Hercules | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 20 | 13 | 8 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 64% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 36% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 45% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 27% |
| 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 5.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 12.8 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.8 | 10.6 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 5.3 |
| 22% | 14% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 8.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.6 | 8.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- JS Hercules have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- JS Hercules haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- OTP have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- OTP have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- OTP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- OTP have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Kakkonen
- OTP haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | JJK | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 30 |
| 2 | JS Hercules | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | VIFK | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | OLS | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Kraft | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | RoPS | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Vaajakoski | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 13 |
| 8 | GBK | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 12 |
| 9 | KajHa | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | JBK | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 11 | OTP | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Komeetat | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | -19 | 5 |
