PKKU vs NJS: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sat 07.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kalevan Urheilupuisto tekonurmi

Season ticket holders at Kalevan Urheilupuisto tekonurmi haven’t seen too many victories this season, with PKKU languishing in the 12th position so far. The guesting NJS will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • PKKU have the fewest scored goals (8) in Kakkonen
  • NJS have scored at least twice as many goals away as PKKU have scored 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!

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PKKU form and stats

Overall Kakkonen stats at home this season for PKKU, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Kakkonen, are 0-1-4 (wins-draw-losses). PKKU has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager R. Hakanpää and the players.

PKKU lost their last game at MYPA (placed 11th) after a 2-5 scoreline. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Preceding that match was a defeat to KaPa (0-2).

The lack of attacking qualities in PKKU means that they have only scored 1 goal in 5 league home games, less than half a goal per match. PKKU have conceded 10 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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NJS form and stats

Playing away, NJS have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats in the Kakkonen this season.

NJS play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting KuFu-98 (placed 5th).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Atlantis wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

NJS have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. 5 goals have been conceded by NJS in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): PKKU four wins, two draws and NJS two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NJSM. Salminen
M. Salminen
10 goals
PKKUR. Tiberi
R. Tiberi
6 goals
PKKUA. Haapalainen
A. Haapalainen
4 goals

PKKU missing players

NJS missing players

PKKU NJS
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 2 5 10
1 0 0 Won W 2 3 4
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
8 4 1 Lost L 0 2 4
8 1 1 Scored S 4 5 12
23 10 2 Conceded C 0 5 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
90% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
40% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 50%
30% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
40% 20% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 30%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 40%
60% 80% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 40%
 
4.2 3.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.8 3.9
5.1 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.8 6.4
0.7 0.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.2 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.1 7.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9 5.8 6.9
3.5 3.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3 3.7
23% 6% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 33% 32%
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • NJS have scored at least twice as many goals away as PKKU have scored home.
  • NJS have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • NJS haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • PKKU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • PKKU have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • PKKU have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Kakkonen
  • PKKU have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Kakkonen
  • PKKU have the fewest scored goals (8) in Kakkonen
  • PKKU have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Kakkonen
  • PKKU have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Kakkonen
  • PKKU have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Kakkonen
  • PKKU have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • PKKU have yet to win a game at home.
  • PKKU 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 JäPS 12 9 1 2 38 19 6 4 1 1 19 9 6 5 0 1 19 10 19 28
2 Atlantis 8 6 2 0 22 7 4 3 1 0 9 2 4 3 1 0 13 5 15 20
3 PEPO 9 5 3 1 18 8 6 4 1 1 13 5 3 1 2 0 5 3 10 18
4 KaPa 10 5 1 4 16 9 3 2 0 1 8 3 7 3 1 3 8 6 7 16
5 KuFu-98 10 4 2 4 21 12 5 4 0 1 16 1 5 0 2 3 5 11 9 14
6 NJS 10 4 2 4 12 15 5 1 2 2 7 10 5 3 0 2 5 5 -3 14
7 Reipas 9 3 3 3 12 13 5 2 2 1 8 7 4 1 1 2 4 6 -1 12
8 PeKa 8 2 3 3 10 14 4 2 1 1 6 4 4 0 2 2 4 10 -4 9
9 Kiffen 7 2 1 4 9 23 3 0 1 2 5 10 4 2 0 2 4 13 -14 7
10 MiPK 9 2 1 6 10 25 5 2 0 3 8 10 4 0 1 3 2 15 -15 7
11 MYPA 8 2 0 6 11 19 4 2 0 2 8 8 4 0 0 4 3 11 -8 6
12 PKKU 10 1 1 8 8 23 5 0 1 4 1 10 5 1 0 4 7 13 -15 4

Read more about Kakkonen

Kakkonen is the third highest level of football in Finland. It is divided into three groups based on geographical areas, each with twelve teams. Each club plays the others in the group twice for a total of 22 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams in each division then enter a promotion playoff.