PKKU and NJS fans can't wait for Kakkonen meeting at Kalevan Urheilupuisto tekonurmi

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kalevan Urheilupuisto tekonurmi

NJS have journeyed here for an action-packed fight versus the hosting PKKU. Get smart on the game with this full Kakkonen preview!

It's no vacation for neither PKKU nor NJS as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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PKKU form and stats

Only two Kakkonen home games for PKKU so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

PKKU drew their last game, also a home match. NJS (placed 10th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting KuPS Ak. in a game that was won 2-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how PKKU have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 0.

Early season league goal statistics from PKKU's 2 home games: 4 goals, 2 conceded.

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NJS form and stats

NJS have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Kakkonen were 4 victories, 0 draws and 7 defeats from 11 fixtures.

Kaipio was the last player to score for the away team. NJS haven't scored a league goal in the last 197 minutes.

NJS are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at PKKU (placed 7th).

A loss against Reipas was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where NJS have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

0 goals so far away for NJS, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five PKKU victories, three draws and two NJS wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PKKUO. Dahlfors
O. Dahlfors
2 goals
PKKUH. Toivonen
H. Toivonen
2 goals
NJSM. Kaipio
M. Kaipio
1 goals

PKKU missing players

NJS missing players

PKKU NJS
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 3 1 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
6 6 2 Scored S 0 2 4
4 4 0 Conceded C 3 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 50%
67% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 25%
33% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 50%
 
6 6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3 2.8
3 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6 8.5
1.3 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 10.3 8 Shots (avg) S ( 3 4.5 5.8
4.7 4.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.5 2.5
43% 43% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 40%
 
7 7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 20 14 15.2
2.7 2.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 15 9 7.5
PKKU Last season NJS
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   11 22
6 4   Won W   4 8
4 2   Drew D   0 3
12 5   Lost L   7 11
30 18   Scored S   9 27
45 20   Conceded C   17 33
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
91% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 86%
59% 64%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 50%
45% 55%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   9% 18%
23% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 9%
50% 45%   BTTS BTTS   9% 32%
5% 9%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 32%
45% 45%   Failed to Score F T   55% 41%
 
4.3 3.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 3.9
4.5 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.5
0.8 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.3
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
8.2 8.9   Shots (avg) S (   6.9 8.5
4.5 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 3.8
31% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 33%
 
9.6 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   8.5 10.5
5 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 JIPPO 3 3 0 0 12 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 9 1 11 9
2 Reipas 3 3 0 0 10 3 2 2 0 0 8 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 9
3 Futura 3 2 1 0 7 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 7
4 Atlantis 4 2 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 5 7 -2 6
5 Kiffen 3 1 2 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 5
6 PPJ 4 1 1 2 7 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 5 1 2 4
7 PKKU 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
8 KäPa 3 1 0 2 7 7 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
9 PeKa 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 3
10 NJS 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
11 KuPS Ak. 4 0 1 3 2 12 3 0 1 2 2 10 1 0 0 1 0 2 -10 1
12 LaPa 3 0 0 3 3 15 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 3 10 -12 0
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 JaPS 22 18 1 3 69 28 11 9 1 1 38 14 11 9 0 2 31 14 41 55
2 PEPO 22 15 3 4 53 21 11 9 1 1 28 9 11 6 2 3 25 12 32 48
3 Atlantis 22 11 8 3 48 24 11 5 4 2 24 11 11 6 4 1 24 13 24 41
4 Reipas 22 9 5 8 32 29 11 6 3 2 18 12 11 3 2 6 14 17 3 32
5 PeKa 22 8 5 9 33 39 11 6 2 3 17 10 11 2 3 6 16 29 -6 29
6 Kiffen 22 8 5 9 29 37 11 5 3 3 17 14 11 3 2 6 12 23 -8 29
7 KäPa 22 9 1 12 37 36 11 6 0 5 24 17 11 3 1 7 13 19 1 28
8 NJS 22 8 3 11 27 33 11 4 3 4 18 16 11 4 0 7 9 17 -6 27
9 KuFu-98 22 7 5 10 37 32 11 6 1 4 28 11 11 1 4 6 9 21 5 26
10 PKKU 22 6 4 12 30 45 11 4 2 5 18 20 11 2 2 7 12 25 -15 22
11 MYPA 22 7 1 14 30 58 11 6 1 4 22 21 11 1 0 10 8 37 -28 22
12 MiPK 22 4 3 15 23 66 11 3 1 7 11 30 11 1 2 8 12 36 -43 15

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.