Three points is the only outcome that will please the SalPa regulars in this Salon Urheilupuisto Stadion battle with EPS, as they have a healthy lead on the away side in the Kakkonen table.
- SalPa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Kakkonen
- SalPa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as EPS have scored away.
SalPa have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. EPS are struggling to avoid relegation. One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting EPS have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 3-3-5 (win-draw-loss) from eleven matches.
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 SalPa and EPS.
SalPa form and stats
27 points is a decent return from 11 Kakkonen games here at Salon Urheilupuisto Stadion for SalPa. The data says 9 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. days ago.
SalPa's last game was hosting EPS (placed 10th) and winning 2-1.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Jazz with a 1-0 scoreline.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for SalPa home games with this odds we find 4 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.
Goals are plentiful at Salon Urheilupuisto Stadion in the league this season as SalPa has scored 30 goals here in 11 home games. SalPa have conceded 15 in these home matches.
EPS form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for EPS so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, EPS are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
It might be tough going out on the road again for EPS, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus SalPa (placed 1st). Late heartbreak for EPS in the SalPa match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Klubi-04.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where EPS played away with similar odds. This revealed 7 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 2 times, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 4 times.
Take note that 9 of this team's 11 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
The visiting EPS have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. EPS's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips. EPS has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Unexpectedly enough, EPS have scored in every league match they've played since failing to score against today's home team; the EPS - SalPa 0-2 game 14 fixtures ago. Previous six meetings involving these teams: SalPa won three, EPS triumphed in two and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Heinonen 14 goals | A. Hollmen 8 goals | V. Salavuo 8 goals |
SalPa missing players
EPS missing players
| SalPa | EPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 45 | 30 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 30 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 82% |
| 68% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 50% |
| 36% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 23% |
| 27% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 18% |
| 59% | 73% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 64% |
| 36% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 9 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 48% | 68% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 33% |
| 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
- All of SalPa's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- EPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- SalPa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SalPa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as EPS have scored away.
- SalPa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- SalPa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Kakkonen
- SalPa have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Kakkonen
- SalPa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- SalPa is in the best form (6-0-0) in Kakkonen
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SalPa | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 46 |
| 2 | Honka Akatemia | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | I-Kissat | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | HJS Akatemia | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 35 |
| 5 | Klubi-04 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Tampere United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Jazz | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 | GrIFK | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Ilves II | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -7 | 27 |
| 10 | EPS | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | MuSa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | VJS | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | KaaPo | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 36 | -54 | 8 |
