RoPS host VIFK for another appealing Kakkonen fixture here at Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä.
- RoPS have not yet lost a game at home.
- VIFK have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Kakkonen
4-2-5 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for VIFK when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those eleven matches are 15-22 (scored/conceded).
RoPS and VIFK 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
RoPS have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Kakkonen. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
It's back home for RoPS, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating OTP away with the result 1-0. Savolainen found the net in that victory. Some amazing scenes last match, when Savolainen scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus JS Hercules.This is expected to be a close game, with RoPS perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with RoPS as a small favourite), we find 7 games. RoPS has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the RoPS at home in the league. 6 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 3 matches.
VIFK form and stats
VIFK are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Kakkonen. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. VIFK hope to make it five in this match.
It's the second away game in a row for VIFK, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus OTP (placed 10th) last time out.
Before that, VIFK secured a home win against GBK with the score 5-2.3 goals so far away for VIFK, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings with these teams: RoPS won two, VIFK triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  T. Lakela 2 goals |  J. Pitkäkangas 2 goals | L. Etoka 2 goals |
RoPS missing players
VIFK missing players
| RoPS | VIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 3.2 | 3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6.3 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 11.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 6 |
| 64% | 55% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 30% |
| 12.8 | 9.3 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 5.8 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.2 |
- All of RoPS's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- RoPS have not yet lost a game at home.
- RoPS have scored in all their matches so far.
- RoPS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VIFK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- VIFK have scored in all their away matches so far.
- VIFK have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Kakkonen
- VIFK have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Kakkonen
- VIFK have won all their away games so far.
- VIFK have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- VIFK 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 | JJK | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | VIFK | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | JS Hercules | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | OLS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | RoPS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Kraft | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Vaajakoski | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | KajHa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | JBK | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 10 | OTP | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 4 |
| 11 | GBK | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| 12 | FC Komeetat | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 2 |
