VIFK vs Kuopion Elo: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Finland Kakkonen
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kaarlen kenttä (5500 seats)

VIFK have 13 points running out as the home side. Kuopion Elo have brought back 8 points from their away games. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • VIFK have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Kakkonen
  • Kuopion Elo have the fewest scored goals (11) in Kakkonen

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

13 points is a decent return from 6 Kakkonen games here at Kaarlen kenttä for VIFK. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for VIFK, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

A nice win for VIFK last time playing, versus JS Hercules. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Kiuru and Hammar scoring for the victors.

A defeat was the result before that one, 3-4 away at Kraft.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 6 games), VIFK's attacking play is working. VIFK are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kaarlen kenttä in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.

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Kuopion Elo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kuopion Elo so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-5 (win-draw-lose).

Kuopion are travelling again after losing away to OLS in their previous match (0-4). That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. Kuopion Elo lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

Before that, Kuopion Elo secured a home win against JBK with the score 1-0.

The attacking power of Kuopion Elo when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Kuopion have conceded 15 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have fought earlier this season: Kuopion Elo - VIFK 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

VIFKS. Xhosa
S. Xhosa
5 goals
VIFKJ. Kiuru
J. Kiuru
5 goals
Kuopion EloO. Eskelinen
O. Eskelinen
4 goals

VIFK missing players

Kuopion Elo missing players

VIFK Kuopion Elo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 3 Played P 1 6 11
4 4 3 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
6 1 0 Lost L 1 5 7
19 14 9 Scored S 1 5 11
16 4 0 Conceded C 3 15 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 82%
55% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 64%
27% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 27%
18% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 9%
36% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 64%
36% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
27% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 27%
 
3.6 3.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.7 3.9
3.5 3 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.2 4.7
1.9 1.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 11 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 4.3 5.7
4.4 4.2 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.7 2.2
40% 56% 82% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 46%
 
5.7 5.5 6 Shots against (avg) S A 11 8.5 10.2
2.4 2 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.5
Key stats in Kakkonen this season:
  • Kuopion Elo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kuopion Elo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Kuopion Elo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kuopion Elo have the fewest scored goals (11) in Kakkonen
  • Kuopion Elo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kuopion Elo have yet to win a game away.
  • Kuopion Elo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VIFK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • VIFK have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kuopion Elo have scored away.
  • VIFK have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Kakkonen
  • 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 OLS 11 7 2 2 25 11 6 5 1 0 17 1 5 2 1 2 8 10 14 23
2 RoPS 11 6 2 3 21 19 5 4 0 1 11 6 6 2 2 2 10 13 2 20
3 GBK 11 6 2 3 18 19 5 4 1 0 13 3 6 2 1 3 5 16 -1 20
4 KuPS Ak. 11 5 4 2 17 13 6 4 2 0 13 3 5 1 2 2 4 10 4 19
5 Vaajakoski 11 5 3 3 13 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 6 4 0 2 9 3 6 18
6 Kraft 11 4 5 2 18 15 6 3 1 2 12 10 5 1 4 0 6 5 3 17
7 VIFK 11 4 1 6 19 16 6 4 1 1 14 4 5 0 0 5 5 12 3 13
8 OTP 11 3 3 5 16 18 6 2 2 2 8 8 5 1 1 3 8 10 -2 12
9 TP-47 11 3 2 6 13 19 5 2 1 2 6 5 6 1 1 4 7 14 -6 11
10 JS Hercules 11 3 2 6 14 27 5 3 1 1 12 9 6 0 1 5 2 18 -13 11
11 JBK 11 2 4 5 16 16 6 1 2 3 14 12 5 1 2 2 2 4 0 10
12 Kuopion Elo 11 2 2 7 11 21 5 2 1 2 6 6 6 0 1 5 5 15 -10 8

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.