PEPO are placed 2nd, while NJS are lagging 15 points behind in the standings. Can they shorten the gap?
- PEPO have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Kakkonen
- NJS have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Kakkonen
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for PEPO and NJS.
PEPO form and stats
PEPO have performed here at Kimpisen Urheilupuisto this season with 7 wins from 9 Kakkonen matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Ever since the Reipas game PEPO has been unbeatable here at Kimpisen Urheilupuisto producing five straight wins.
Happy days for PEPO in their previous game, a Kakkonen match away at PeKa (placed 9th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at MYPA.The PEPO manager J. Muhli has got the team scoring with 21 from 9 home games in the league. From these home matches, PEPO have conceded only 7 goals.
NJS form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of NJS playing as the away team in the Kakkonen this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as NJS have lost on their last two travels.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Kakkonen home defeat versus KuFu-98 with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus MiPK.The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for NJS we find four games. Results are zero NJS wins, one draw and three defeats.
The visiting NJS have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 9 games. 12 goals have been conceded by NJS in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous five meetings between these sides: PEPO won one, NJS triumphed in one and we saw three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  N. Veikkanen 12 goals |  M. Salminen 8 goals | S. St. Prix 6 goals |
PEPO missing players
NJS missing players
| PEPO | NJS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 43 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 78% | 89% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 33% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 39% |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.4 | 13.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 7.4 | 8.7 |
| 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 37% | 33% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 36% |
- NJS have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Kakkonen
- NJS haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- PEPO have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- PEPO have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PEPO have scored at least twice as many goals at home as NJS have scored away.
- PEPO have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Kakkonen
- PEPO have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Kakkonen
- PEPO 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 | JaPS | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | PEPO | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 28 | 39 |
| 3 | Atlantis | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Reipas | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | NJS | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 6 | KuFu-98 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | KäPa | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Kiffen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 9 | PeKa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -10 | 19 |
| 10 | MYPA | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 19 |
| 11 | PKKU | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | MiPK | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | -35 | 12 |