Approaching the top clubs is on the list when these mid-table clubs meet. Both are trying to better their league table position, PKKU in 5th and PPJ in 8th spot.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
PKKU form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what PKKU have to build on here at Kalevan Urheilupuisto tekonurmi in the Kakkonen. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Kalevan Urheilupuisto tekonurmi, but a victory now would be sweet for PKKU.
The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus PPJ last time out and are looking for a win here.
Preceding that game was the away draw at NJS that finished 3-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how PKKU have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Goal fest? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league matches with this team has contained three goals or more.
Goals are plentiful at Kalevan Urheilupuisto tekonurmi in the league this season as PKKU has scored 18 goals here in 7 home games. 10 goals have been conceded.
PPJ form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Kakkonen. PPJ has drawn their two previous away games.
PPJ are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at PKKU (placed 5th).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Reipas.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with PPJ playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 PPJ wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Observe that 9 of this team's 11 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.
In the opposite end, PPJ have conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
PKKU and PPJ have played each other before this season: PPJ - PKKU 3-4. One of the stars has been Luoma with 2 goals scored against PKKU in these 1 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Toivonen 10 goals |  T. Mustonen 9 goals | E. Rask 6 goals |
PKKU missing players
PPJ missing players
| PKKU | PPJ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 31 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 38 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 87% |
| 71% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 73% |
| 64% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 60% |
| 43% | 38% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 64% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 53% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 14% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 10 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| 6 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 40% | 45% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 33% | 43% |
| 13.3 | 9.4 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 32 |
| 2 | Reipas | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| 3 | KäPa | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Kiffen | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 5 | PKKU | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | NJS | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Atlantis | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | PPJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| 9 | Futura | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 10 | KuPS Ak. | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 12 |
| 11 | PeKa | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 28 | -21 | 12 |
| 12 | LaPa | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 41 | -50 | 4 |
