The visiting KuPS side should be favourites at HIFK, as the away team own a 19 point advantage from their eight league fixtures this season.
- HIFK is in the worst form (0-2-3)
- KuPS have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Veikkausliiga
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.
HIFK form and stats
HIFK 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. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for HIFK.
The spoils were shared in HIFK's previous game, also at home. Visiting KuPS (placed 2nd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Inter Turku that finished 2-2.HIFK 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.
KuPS form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of KuPS, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Veikkausliiga, playing as the away team in the Veikkausliiga this season.
KuPS has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to HIFK for a 0-0 draw.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Oulu at their stadium, the result 3-0.KuPS has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. It's not easy to score on KuPS as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
HIFK-KuPS H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: HIFK zero wins, KuPS six wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Ikaunieks 5 goals |   F. Sáez Carrillo 1 goals | J. Bäckman 1 goals |
HIFK missing players
KuPS missing players
| HIFK | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 78% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 56% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 44% |
| 38% | 75% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 5.5 | 4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 4 | 6.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 10% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 54% | 64% |
| 12 | 14 | 18 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 3.4 | 5.8 |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
- HIFK have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- HIFK have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- HIFK have yet to win a game.
- HIFK is in the worst form (0-2-3)
- KuPS have not yet lost a game.
- KuPS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- KuPS have scored more than double the goals of HIFK.
- KuPS have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the the best goal difference (+11) in Veikkausliiga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HJK | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | KuPS | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Honka | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Oulu | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Ilves | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Haka | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 8 | SJK | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 10 |
| 9 | Lahti | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -7 | 8 |
| 10 | VPS | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Mariehamn | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | HIFK | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
