VIFK will pray that their home support is enough to get a victory from this back-breaking meeting, vs sparkling JS Hercules.
- VIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- JS Hercules have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
This could be an appealing game with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
This ground has the surface grass, unlike JS Hercules's home stadium. The latest 17 games by the visitors on grass have seen 8 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses.
VIFK can neither be promoted or relegated from Kakkonen. JS Hercules are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
VIFK form and stats
With 2 Kakkonen wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, VIFK are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home Kakkonen games in a row without a win, the VIFK fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the OTP game long ago, can be stopped today.
VIFK faced defeat in their previous match, away at Vaajakoski (0-1).
Before that game, the home loss against RoPS II with the scoreline 3-5.The VIFK fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. VIFK are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (23 from 10 played).
JS Hercules form and stats
JS Hercules's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed JS Hercules collect 20 points from their 10 away matches in the Kakkonen. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Hercules's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the OLS game.
Hercules play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting OTP (placed 5th). As you can tell from the result, the match against OTP was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Kemi City.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 26 goals in 10 league games away this season. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hercules have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the records show this recent game: JS Hercules - VIFK 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (VIFK wins - draws - JS Hercules wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Karjalainen 12 goals |  V. Villför 6 goals | H. Seikkala 6 goals |
VIFK missing players
JS Hercules missing players
| VIFK | JS Hercules | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 11 | 26 | 47 |
| 45 | 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 71% |
| 67% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 52% |
| 52% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 40% | 29% |
| 48% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 48% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 33% |
| 29% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.1 | 6.1 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.3 | 11.3 | 10.2 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 52% | 67% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 55% | 45% |
- JS Hercules have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- JS Hercules have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- JS Hercules haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VIFK have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- VIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | SJK Akatemia | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 51 |
| 2 | JJK | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | JS Hercules | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| 4 | Vaajakoski | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 37 |
| 5 | OTP | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 35 |
| 6 | JBK | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 31 | -8 | 30 |
| 7 | RoPS II | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | OLS | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | PS Kemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | VIFK | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -12 | 25 |
| 10 | Kraft | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -17 | 20 |
| 11 | GBK | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -36 | 13 |
| 12 | Kemi City | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -40 | 7 |