Straining VJS cross their fingers to pull off a small shock when they greet enterprising SalPa in the upcoming league game. It’s 12th vs 3rd and the home fans will have low expectations.
- VJS have scored in all their home matches so far.
- SalPa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an active game!
VJS form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion as VJS have scored 16 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Kakkonen are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). VJS has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Setälä and the players.
No payout for VJS in their previous match, an away game at Klubi-04 that ended in defeat 3-4. A goal frenzy last time out for VJS, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Klubi-04. Fun stuff to watch!
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Jazz.Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 12 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
The match schedule is unforgiving for VJS as they have a new game in only four days, a Kakkonen match thankfully also at home. Tampere United are visiting.
On the other hand, VJS have conceded 9 goals. When VJS hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Ilves II, MuSa, KaaPo and GrIFK), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
SalPa form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of SalPa playing as the away team in the Kakkonen this season. The fact that SalPa have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
The regulars enjoyed SalPa's previous match versus Honka Akatemia (placed 6th), a 4-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, SalPa was very dominant against Honka Akatemia, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Siirtola (2), Fagerström, Leskelä and Louhela providing the goals. Which player has scored three matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Fagerström and that is quite the feat!
Prior to that result SalPa won their away game at KaaPo. The scoreline was 3-2.Observe that 13 of this side's 17 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far SalPa have scored 11 goals in 8 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, SalPa have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other earlier this match year: SalPa - VJS 2-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (VJS wins - draws - SalPa wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. Lankinen loves to face SalPa and have scored 3 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Heinonen 10 goals | K. Jmaali 7 goals | J. Meura 5 goals |
VJS missing players
SalPa missing players
| VJS | SalPa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 37 |
| 32 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 76% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 38% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 69% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| 19% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 12.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 28% | 31% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 31% | 52% |
| 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.1 | 7.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
- SalPa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VJS have scored in all their home matches so far.
- VJS 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 | Jazz | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | I-Kissat | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | SalPa | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Klubi-04 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Tampere United | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Honka Akatemia | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | HJS Akatemia | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | EPS | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | MuSa | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | GrIFK | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Ilves II | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | VJS | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | KaaPo | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -42 | 7 |
