Approaching the top clubs is the mission when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both are targeting to strenghten their league table standing, RoPS II in 8th and JBK in 6th spot.
- RoPS II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- JBK have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Kakkonen
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
RoPS II form and stats
3-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Kakkonen numbers at home for RoPS II so far this season. The home stadium (Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä) is supposed to be a fortress, but for RoPS it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
RoPS shared the glory with Kraft in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. Opportunity lost for RoPS in the Kraft match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for RoPS, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Kraft. Fun stuff to watch!
A strong away win before that one, visiting GBK and winning 4-0.RoPS II have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the RoPS defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
JBK form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for JBK so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on K. Huckstepp, the JBK manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
JBK's previous game was their home loss versus JS Hercules (1-2).
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Vaajakoski's place.JBK have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The JBK defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 22 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 14 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
JBK - RoPS 4-1 was the result in these contenders' last head-to-head game, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - zero - two (RoPS wins - draws - JBK wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Larsson 8 goals |
RoPS II missing players
JBK missing players
| RoPS II | JBK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 88% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 57% | 38% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 75% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 19% |
| 5.9 | 6.9 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 11.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8 | 8.9 |
| 4.1 | 5.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 40% | 40% |
- JBK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- JBK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- JBK have the most conceded goals (22) away in Kakkonen
- JBK have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Kakkonen
- JBK have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- RoPS II 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 | SJK Akatemia | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 38 |
| 2 | JS Hercules | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | JJK | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | OTP | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | Vaajakoski | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | JBK | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -8 | 21 |
| 7 | OLS | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | RoPS II | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 9 | PS Kemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | VIFK | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 16 |
| 10 | Kraft | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 11 | GBK | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -27 | 12 |
| 12 | Kemi City | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -18 | 7 |