KuPS should not await any gifts from hosting team Honka in this Veikkausliiga game. Here's your full match preview!
- Honka have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals (37) in Veikkausliiga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Honka and KuPS.
It should be mentioned that KuPS play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for KuPS on grass are 12 victories, 7 draws and 8 defeats from 27 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 41-33. You can compare this with overall results below.
Honka form and stats
Honka have played 10 Veikkausliiga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Honka drew their last game, also a home match. HJK (placed 1st) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against KTP.There will be little rest for Honka after this match as they are travelling to Ilves for a Veikkausliiga game in only four days.
Honka has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Honka have conceded 12 in these home matches.
KuPS form and stats
KuPS have an excellent away record in the Veikkausliiga so far with 7-1-2 from 10 games. Things are running smoothly for KuPS who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Haka.
It's the second away game in a row for KuPS, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus KTP (placed 12th) in the Veikkausliiga last time out.
Before that, KuPS secured a home win against SJK with the score 3-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting HIFK in just four days.
KuPS are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. It's not easy to score on KuPS as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other previously this season, with the result KuPS - Honka 2-1 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Honka wins - draws - KuPS wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Nissilä 7 goals | D. Tomas 4 goals |  S. Haarala 4 goals |
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| Honka | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 11 | 19 | 37 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | 14 |
| 95% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 75% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 65% |
| 55% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 45% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 30% | 25% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 30% | 15% |
| 60% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 15% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 55% |
| 30% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.1 | 9.7 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 35% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 53% | 44% |
- Honka have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- KuPS have the most scored goals (19) away in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals (37) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- KuPS is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 49 |
| 2 | KuPS | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 23 | 45 |
| 3 | SJK | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Lahti | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | HIFK | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Ilves | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Honka | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -12 | 20 |
| 10 | Oulu | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 11 | Haka | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 12 | KTP | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -24 | 8 |