OLS have journeyed here for an intriguing battle against the hosts OTP. Get smart on the game with this thorough Kakkonen preview!
- OTP have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Kakkonen
- OLS have the the best goal difference (+6) in Kakkonen
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
OTP form and stats
Only two Kakkonen home games for OTP so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
OTP shared the glory with JBK in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Simsek was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against JBK after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
In the match before, 2-2 away to OLS (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) (Finland Cup).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for OTP as they are travelling to their away game against VPS in the Finland Cup. That match is four days after this one.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the OTP at home in the league. 3 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
OLS form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Kakkonen away game of the season. During their previous season 2 away games resulted in 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
181 minutes! That's how long the OLS goalkeeper Nuutti Kaikkonen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
OLS go into this game after a win, the home game against VIFK that ended 2-0.
Ahead of that, 2-2 at home hosting OTP (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) in the Finland Cup.
OLS have the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - one - one (OTP wins - draws - OLS wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Saarikoski 4 goals |  B. Adebowale 2 goals |
OTP missing players
OLS missing players
| OTP | OLS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 25% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 | 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 67% | 75% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 83% |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
- OLS have the the best goal difference (+6) in Kakkonen
- OTP have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Kakkonen
| OTP | Last season | OLS | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 20 | 37 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 77% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 18% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 45% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 23% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 26% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 35% | ||
| 8.2 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KuPS Ak. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | GBK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | OLS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | RoPS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Vaajakoski | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | JS Hercules | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 7 | JBK | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | VIFK | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | OTP | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Kraft | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 11 | Kuopion Elo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 | TP-47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 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 | JJK | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 38 | 55 |
| 2 | VIFK | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | JS Hercules | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | OLS | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Kraft | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | RoPS | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | OTP | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 8 | Vaajakoski | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 | GBK | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | JBK | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 23 |
| 11 | KajHa | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | FC Komeetat | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 31 | -36 | 15 |
