Vaajakoski will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind KuFu-98.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It should be mentioned that KuFu-98 play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for KuFu-98 on grass are 9 victories, 3 draws and 11 defeats from 23 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 35-43. You can compare this with overall results below.
Vaajakoski form and stats
Overall Kakkonen stats at home this season for Vaajakoski are 3-0-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Vaajakoski manager S. Okkonen and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus JIPPO (placed 1st) in the Kakkonen. Preceding that match was a defeat to JIPPO (1-2).
Opportunity lost for Vaajakoski in the JIPPO match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Goals decide football matches and Vaajakoski are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 5 league matches. Vaajakoski have conceded 8 from these games.
KuFu-98 form and stats
3-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for KuFu-98, who have the most scored goals (28) in Kakkonen, in their Kakkonen matches away. Having won their last three away games KuFu-98 has no reason to fear anyone.
KuFu-98 go into this game after a win, the home game against JJK that ended 4-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against GBK with the score of 3-2.
The KuFu-98 manager J. Kasurinen has got the team scoring on the road, with 11 away goals in 5 league matches. KuFu-98 are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 11 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: KuFu-98 - Vaajakoski 2-2. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - one - three (Vaajakoski wins - draws - KuFu-98 wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sarlin 7 goals | P. Lintinen 5 goals |
Vaajakoski missing players
KuFu-98 missing players
| Vaajakoski | KuFu-98 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 80% | 82% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 64% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 9% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 3.1 | 4.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 6.2 |
| 5.2 | 3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 69 | 35 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 32 | 106 |
| 36 | 17 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 19 | 57 |
| 50% | 59% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 58% | 49% |
- All of KuFu-98's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Vaajakoski's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- KuFu-98 has the most matches over the total-line (8) in Kakkonen
- KuFu-98 has the most scored goals (28) in Kakkonen
- KuFu-98 has the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Kakkonen
- KuFu-98 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- KuFu-98 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- KuFu-98 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KuFu-98 is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Vaajakoski has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Kakkonen
- Vaajakoski have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Vaajakoski have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Vaajakoski 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 | JIPPO | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | KuFu-98 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | JBK | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | JS Hercules | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | RoPS II | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | JJK | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | GBK | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Vaajakoski | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | PS Kemi | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | OLS | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 11 | VIFK | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 10 |
| 12 | Kiisto | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -17 | 3 |