The visiting KuPS side should be favourites in this visit to Haka, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their nine league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
8 - 7 - 7 with 30-25. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for KuPS when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. KuPS play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Haka form and stats
Haka have played three Veikkausliiga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Haka, their manager T. Tainio and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Stress levels are on the rise for Haka's attacking players as they have now played 210 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Chidi was their last goal scorer.
Haka faced defeat in their previous match, away at Inter Turku (0-2). Preceding that match was the home game against HIFK that was lost 0-2.
Haka has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
KuPS form and stats
1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of KuPS playing as the away team in the Veikkausliiga this season. KuPS has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as four in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?
The manager A. Erlandsen was unhappy after their last game, a Veikkausliiga match played at their home ground Savon Sanomat Areena. KuPS suffered a 0-3 loss to HJK (placed 2nd). Before that, KuPS travelled to SJK and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
KuPS have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Haka won four games, two matches ended with a draw and KuPS has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  I. Niskanen 6 goals |  S. Keita 2 goals |  E. Markkanen 2 goals |
Haka missing players
KuPS missing players
| Haka | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 38% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
| 6 | 7.7 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | 20 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 49 | 99 |
| 26 | 10 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 27 | 39 |
| 27% | 10% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 26% | 33% |
- All of Haka's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Haka has the most dropped points from leading position (8)
- Haka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Haka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Haka have yet to win a game.
- Haka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KuPS has the most scored goals in the first half (9)
- KuPS have not yet lost a game away.
- KuPS have scored at least twice as many goals away as Haka have scored home.
- KuPS have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter Turku | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | HJK | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | KuPS | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Honka | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | HIFK | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Lahti | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Ilves | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 8 | Mariehamn | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | SJK | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Haka | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 4 |
| 11 | TPS | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 3 |
| 12 | RoPS | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 2 |