MaPS v P-Iirot preview: Visitors can prove cut above

MaPS's stadium, Taponketo, has a grass surface. P-Iirot have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for P-Iirot when playing on grass; 5 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses from 14 matches. They have scored 18 goals in these games and conceded 33.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

MaPS form and stats

Last season, MaPS's league results were 10 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses, ending with 6th spot in the Kakkonen-LohkoC. In these 27 matches they scored 28 goals and conceded 41. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season MaPS generated 6-2-6 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 20 conceded. MaPS have collected 0 points from their Kolmonen - Länsi home games so far after 0-0-1. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for MaPS, their manager Pitkänen and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

MaPS's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus P-Iirot (placed 2nd).

Erik lost again

At Taponketo, MaPS has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

P-Iirot form and stats

Let's have a look at how P-Iirot performed last season in the Kakkonen: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 6 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 44 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 20/28 goals scored/conceded. 1-0-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for P-Iirot in their Kolmonen - Länsi matches away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Åland game have they lost an away game, meaning P-Iirot has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Two away games in a row for P-Iirot, whose manager Green could celebrate last time after the win against MaPS.

hometeam won

3 goals so far away for P-Iirot, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: MaPS - P-Iirot 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (MaPS wins - draws - P-Iirot wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

MaPS missing players

P-Iirot missing players