Football preview: RoPS vs GBK - predictions and stats

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sun 13.Aug
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä (4000 seats)

Happy home supporters, the away team claims a mighty victory or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table sides RoPS and GBK clash at Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä.

Insights:
  • RoPS have the most points from losing position (11) in Kakkonen
  • GBK have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Kakkonen

3 - 4 - 10 with 19-41. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for GBK when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. GBK play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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 RoPS and GBK.

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RoPS form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä as RoPS have scored 12 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Kakkonen are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for RoPS, who played 1-1 against GBK. That match was also played at this venue (Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä).

Preceding that match was the home game against Vaajakoski that was lost 1-4.

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 RoPS have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 12 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them had at least one goal from each side.

Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.

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GBK form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for GBK so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

GBK has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to RoPS for a 1-1 draw.

Prior to that match, the GBK manager Käcko faced defeat when travelling to Vaajakoski and losing 1-5.

We have checked recent matches where GBK have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this club's 12 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved faced each other previously this season: GBK - RoPS 5-1. Last five meetings featuring these teams: RoPS won two, GBK were winners in one and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

GBKF. Félix Ferreira
F. Félix Ferreira
8 goals
RoPST. Varhi
T. Varhi
7 goals
GBKP. Kytölaakso
P. Kytölaakso
7 goals

RoPS missing players

GBK missing players

RoPS GBK
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 1 8 14
6 4 1 Won W 0 2 6
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 4
5 2 1 Lost L 1 4 4
23 13 4 Scored S 0 7 22
27 11 2 Conceded C 3 22 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 86%
79% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 71%
36% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
29% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 21%
79% 86% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
14% 14% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 29%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 21%
 
4.5 5 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 2.5
4.5 5.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.5 2.7
0.9 0.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.1 10 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.4 7.4
4.5 6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.6 3.3
37% 31% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 48%
 
9.6 13 11 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.5 8.6
4.5 6.1 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 3.8
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • All of RoPS's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • GBK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • GBK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • GBK have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Kakkonen
  • GBK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • RoPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • RoPS have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • RoPS have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Kakkonen
  • RoPS have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Kakkonen
  • RoPS have the most points from losing position (11) in Kakkonen
  • RoPS 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 OLS 14 9 3 2 37 13 7 6 1 0 22 1 7 3 2 2 15 12 24 30
2 Vaajakoski 14 8 3 3 23 9 7 3 3 1 10 5 7 5 0 2 13 4 14 27
3 KuPS Ak. 13 7 4 2 22 13 7 5 2 0 16 3 6 2 2 2 6 10 9 25
4 OTP 14 6 3 5 25 21 8 4 2 2 16 11 6 2 1 3 9 10 4 21
5 GBK 13 6 3 4 21 26 6 4 2 0 15 5 7 2 1 4 6 21 -5 21
6 RoPS 13 6 2 5 22 26 6 4 0 2 12 10 7 2 2 3 10 16 -4 20
7 TP-47 14 5 3 6 22 22 7 4 1 2 13 6 7 1 2 4 9 16 0 18
8 Kraft 14 4 6 4 20 21 7 3 2 2 14 12 7 1 4 2 6 9 -1 18
9 VIFK 14 5 2 7 25 24 8 4 2 2 17 12 6 1 0 5 8 12 1 17
10 JS Hercules 14 3 2 9 16 36 6 3 1 2 12 11 8 0 1 7 4 25 -20 11
11 JBK 14 2 4 8 18 29 7 1 2 4 14 15 7 1 2 4 4 14 -11 10
12 Kuopion Elo 13 2 3 8 14 25 6 2 1 3 6 7 7 0 2 5 8 18 -11 9

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.