This match has been long awaited by followers of both participants, as it's the premier Kolmonen - Länsi match of the season. Both VPS II and SIF are aiming for a bright start to their league adventure.
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.
VPS II form and stats
VPS could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Kolmonen - Länsi. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Palosaaren jalkapallokenttä they witnessed 9 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In total the trophy was secured after W15 - D4 - L3 from 22 games.
VPS II are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Palosaaren jalkapallokenttä with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 26 earlier games are comparable to this one, and VPS II has won 14 times, drawn 3 and lost 9. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that VPS II has won by at least two goals 9 times when in this position.
SIF form and stats
Let's have a look at how SIF performed last season in the Kolmonen - Länsi: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats. In total they scored 0 and conceded {0 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 0 and lost 5 with 0/0 goals scored/conceded.
Nobody expects SIF to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 22 times before, with the overall statistics of won 12, draw 5 and lost 5. When defeated, 4 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the former five meetings): VPS won one game, two matches ended with a tie and SIF have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three.
VPS II missing players
SIF missing players
| VPS II | SIF | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 300% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| VPS II | Last season | SIF | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 59 | 35 | Scored | S | 23 | 60 | ||
| 20 | 13 | Conceded | C | 23 | 40 | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 77% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 86% | ||
| 55% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 41% | 64% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 45% | ||
| 45% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 41% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 18% | ||
| 18% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 14% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.6 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.7 | ||
| 47% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 40% | ||
| 9.4 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | VPS II | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2 | Sporting Kristina | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 3 | Korsnas | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 4 | SIF | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 5 | Kiisto | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | SJK-juniorit | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | KPV Akatemia | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Esse IK | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Nykarleby IK | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | VPV | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Norrvalla | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Ylivieska | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
