Closing in on the top sides is the target when these mid-table sides duel. Both will be targeting to improve their league position, RoPS in 6th and Vaajakoski in 7th place.
- RoPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vaajakoski have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
RoPS are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Vaajakoski is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season. One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Vaajakoski have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 7-2-3 (win-draw-loss) from twelve matches.
RoPS and Vaajakoski should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
RoPS form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what RoPS have to build on here at Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä in the Kakkonen. Two home wins in a row for RoPS bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager Tanner led his RoPS to a defeat away at JBK. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä.
Preceding that game was the away draw at GBK that finished 1-1.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (24 in 10 games), RoPS's attacking play is working. RoPS have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Vaajakoski form and stats
Playing away, Vaajakoski have won 6 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Kakkonen this season.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Kraft with 2-4 on the scoreboard. A bizarre fixture with an abundance of goals last time out for Vaajakoski, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this match be as enjoying?
Ahead of that match was the victory versus VIFK at their stadium, the result 1-0.Vaajakoski are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. Vaajakoski have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides encountered each other previously this campaign: Vaajakoski - RoPS 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Venäläinen 13 goals |  M. Sarlin 8 goals | A. Savolainen 6 goals |
RoPS missing players
Vaajakoski missing players
| RoPS | Vaajakoski | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 29 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 80% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 55% | 70% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 30% |
| 15% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 60% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 10.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 10.8 | 9.9 |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| 40% | 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 32% |
| 13.4 | 10.7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| 5.9 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.3 | 5 |
- RoPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- RoPS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vaajakoski have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vaajakoski haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | JJK | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | VIFK | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | OLS | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | JS Hercules | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Kraft | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | RoPS | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Vaajakoski | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | GBK | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | OTP | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 18 |
| 10 | KajHa | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -15 | 17 |
| 11 | JBK | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 17 |
| 12 | FC Komeetat | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 27 | -29 | 15 |
