Kakkonen: What this fixture might miss in style it should pay back in pace and attitude. Bring on VIFK - OLS!
- VIFK have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- OLS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
VIFK have less rest than OLS in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Kakkonen game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Kemi City, so at least VIFK are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
OLS play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. The latest results for OLS when featuring on grass are 6 wins, 3 draws and 15 defeats from 24 matches. They have scored 24 goals and conceded 43 times in these fixtures.
VIFK form and stats
VIFK's results here at Elisa Stadion in the Kakkonen have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats. The home stadium (Elisa Stadion) is supposed to be a fortress, but for VIFK it's been a house of straw as the last five games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Nothing to worry about in defence for VIFK, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 234 minutes in the Kakkonen.
VIFK enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kemi City's place. The match ended 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, VIFK played a great game against Kemi City and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting OTP.VIFK are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. VIFK have conceded 15 from these games.
OLS form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Kakkonen travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
OLS might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. SJK Akatemia proved too strong as OLS slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Oulu-lehti Areena.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Kemi City.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far OLS have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. OLS have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former seven meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for VIFK, four draws and one win for OLS. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  F. Hiekkanen 5 goals | H. Hiekkanen 5 goals | E. Igboeri 4 goals |
VIFK missing players
OLS missing players
| VIFK | OLS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 82% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 88% |
| 65% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 41% |
| 47% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 24% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 41% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 53% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.6 | 5.1 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 6.1 | 7.8 |
| 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 53% | 80% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 34% | 28% |
- OLS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- VIFK have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- 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 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | JS Hercules | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | JJK | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| 4 | Vaajakoski | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | OTP | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | VIFK | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | -4 | 25 |
| 7 | RoPS II | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | JBK | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 25 | -10 | 21 |
| 9 | OLS | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 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 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -13 | 17 |
| 11 | GBK | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -29 | 12 |
| 12 | Kemi City | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -27 | 7 |