Football betting preview: VIFK vs Kraft

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sat 17.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Elisa Stadion (4600 seats)

Kakkonen: What this game might lack in glamour it should make up in energy and dedication. Get set for VIFK - Kraft!

Insights:
  • VIFK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kraft have lost all their away matches so far.

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.

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VIFK form and stats

VIFK have played 4 Kakkonen games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for VIFK, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating RoPS II away with the result 3-0. F. Hiekkanen and V. Villför (2) found the net in that victory.

Preceding that game was the away draw at JS Hercules that finished 2-2.

Goals decide football matches and VIFK are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. VIFK are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (8 from 4 played).

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Kraft form and stats

Kraft are still without points from their Kakkonen away games. 4 games, 4 defeats. A depressing four defeats in a row for Kraft in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus TP-47.

Home advantage was not enough for Kraft in their previous game, as they lost their Kakkonen-match, hosting SJK Akatemia, 1-2.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Kemi City.

Kraft are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 4 away games. There are big problems for the Kraft defense as they have conceded 14 goals in 4 away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: six - two - one (VIFK wins - draws - Kraft wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

VIFK missing players

Kraft missing players

VIFK Kraft
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 3 4 9
4 2 0 Won W 0 0 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 1 Lost L 3 4 6
17 9 1 Scored S 1 1 12
23 8 3 Conceded C 10 14 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
89% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 89%
67% 75% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 44%
33% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 33%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 44%
22% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 75% 44%
 
3.6 3.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 2.5 2.8
5.8 4.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.2 6.8
1.6 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.6 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4.3 4.5 7.2
3.6 2.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.5 3.3
55% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 10% 40%
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • All of Kraft's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of VIFK's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Kraft have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Kraft have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kraft have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Kraft have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Kraft have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kraft 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 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kraft have scored away.
  • VIFK have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • 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 10 7 1 2 39 20 4 3 1 0 20 9 6 4 0 2 19 11 19 22
2 OTP 10 5 3 2 19 10 4 3 1 0 9 1 6 2 2 2 10 9 9 18
3 JBK 10 5 3 2 16 15 6 4 2 0 13 7 4 1 1 2 3 8 1 18
4 JS Hercules 10 5 2 3 20 12 6 4 1 1 13 3 4 1 1 2 7 9 8 17
5 Vaajakoski 9 4 3 2 11 8 5 2 2 1 7 5 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 15
6 JJK 7 4 1 2 14 4 4 4 0 0 13 0 3 0 1 2 1 4 10 13
7 RoPS II 10 4 1 5 14 17 6 3 1 2 11 9 4 1 0 3 3 8 -3 13
8 VIFK 9 4 1 4 17 23 4 2 0 2 9 8 5 2 1 2 8 15 -6 13
9 OLS 10 2 3 5 9 16 4 1 1 2 4 5 6 1 2 3 5 11 -7 9
9 PS Kemi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kraft 9 3 0 6 12 20 5 3 0 2 11 6 4 0 0 4 1 14 -8 9
11 Kemi City 9 2 0 7 11 19 4 1 0 3 4 8 5 1 0 4 7 11 -8 6
12 GBK 9 1 2 6 5 23 4 1 1 2 4 8 5 0 1 4 1 15 -18 5

Read more about Kakkonen

Kakkonen is the third highest level of football in Finland. It is divided into three groups based on geographical areas, each with twelve teams. Each club plays the others in the group twice for a total of 22 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams in each division then enter a promotion playoff.