The league table in Kakkonen tells a story about these teams so far, with OTP leading OLS by 5 points. Match preview to follow:
- OTP have the most points from losing position (8) in Kakkonen
- OLS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
OTP form and stats
OTP have collected seven points from their first three Kakkonen games here at Oulu-lehti Areena, a promising start.
OTP faced defeat in their previous match, away at VIFK (2-3).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting SJK Akatemia in a game that was won 3-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for OTP as they are travelling to their away game against Vaajakoski in the Kakkonen. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (7 in 3 games), OTP's attacking play is working. Defensively OTP have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
OLS form and stats
Playing away, OLS have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Kakkonen this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to SJK Akatemia (placed 1st) in their previous outing. The Kakkonen match ended in a draw 3-3. As you can tell from the result, the match against SJK Akatemia was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Kemi City.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting GBK in just four days.
OLS have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. For OLS, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ibiyomi 5 goals | C. Chukwu 3 goals |  O. Suutari 3 goals |
OTP missing players
OLS missing players
| OTP | OLS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 86% |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 71% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 4.2 | 3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.7 | 14.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 38% | 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 133% | 56% | 30% |
- OLS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- OLS have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- OLS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- OTP have not yet lost a game at home.
- OTP have the most points from losing position (8) in Kakkonen
- OTP have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | JS Hercules | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | RoPS II | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | OTP | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Vaajakoski | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | JBK | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | JJK | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | VIFK | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 9 |
| 9 | OLS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 9 | PS Kemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kraft | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | Kemi City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 12 | GBK | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | -18 | 3 |