A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Vaajakoski fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and RoPS II's 9th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Vaajakoski have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- RoPS II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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.
Vaajakoski form and stats
Vaajakoski have collected 8 points from their Kakkonen home games so far after 2-2-1.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Vaajakoski, as their goalkeeper Ville Viljala has completely shut out the opponents for 279 minutes in the Kakkonen.
Vaajakoski are returning here after visiting JS Hercules in a Kakkonen game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. M. Sarlin scored the goal(s). The victory against JS Hercules came after M. Sarlin's winning goal. The Vaajakoski manager O. Hetemäki was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 70th minute.
In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting GBK.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Kakkonen game versus JJK in only four days. This game is also played here at Vaajakosken urheilukenttä.
The Vaajakoski fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Vaajakoski have conceded 5 in these home matches.
RoPS II form and stats
Playing away, RoPS II have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Kakkonen this season. It's looking increasingly bleak for RoPS II who now has to deal with a six game losing streak. Kraft was the last time a defeat was avoided.
RoPS might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. OLS proved too strong as RoPS II slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans.
A 0-4 defeat away at OTP before that.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For RoPS II, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: RoPS II - Vaajakoski 1-0. Last four meetings between the teams: Vaajakoski won zero, RoPS II won three and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sarlin 4 goals |  R. Degerman 3 goals | R. Pietsalo 3 goals |
Vaajakoski missing players
RoPS II missing players
| Vaajakoski | RoPS II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 83% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 12.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5 | 8.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| 38% | 37% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
- RoPS II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- RoPS II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vaajakoski have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vaajakoski have scored at least twice as many goals at home as RoPS II have scored 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 | SJK Akatemia | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 28 |
| 2 | OTP | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Vaajakoski | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | JS Hercules | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | JBK | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 6 | JJK | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 |
| 7 | OLS | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 8 | VIFK | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | PS Kemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | RoPS II | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Kraft | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 11 | GBK | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -20 | 9 |
| 12 | Kemi City | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 6 |