The season is still fairly new and the Veikkausliiga table has to be read with caution. So far Ilves find themselves in 4th position and KuPS are placed 1st.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
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 9 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats from 23 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 33-27. You can compare this with overall results below.
Ilves form and stats
Ilves, who have the most conceded goals (8) in Veikkausliiga, have played 1 Veikkausliiga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager J. Wiss led his Ilves to a defeat in the Veikkausliiga match away at Inter Turku. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Tammelan Stadion. Before that match, a win away at TPS.
As you see from the result above, Ilves suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ilves have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ilves as they are travelling to their away game against RoPS in the Veikkausliiga. That match is four days after this one.
Early season league goal statistics from Ilves's 1 home game: 4 goals, 3 conceded.
KuPS form and stats
Four points from two away games for KuPS, meaning one draw and one victory in the Veikkausliiga so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Honka (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The Veikkausliiga match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Inter Turku.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with KuPS playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three KuPS wins, three draws and two defeats.
It's early days yet, but KuPS has scored 4 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Ilves-KuPS H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ilves four wins, KuPS five wins, one draw. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Mettälä 2 goals |  I. Niskanen 2 goals | L. Ala-Myllymäki 1 goals |
Ilves missing players
KuPS missing players
| Ilves | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.3 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 7.7 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 29 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 16 | 32 |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 33% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 45% |
- Ilves has the most conceded goals (8)
- Ilves has the most conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Ilves has the most points from losing position (3)
- Ilves has the most scored goals in the second half (6)
- KuPS has the most points (4) away
- KuPS is in the best form (2-1-0)
| Ilves | Last season | KuPS | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 46 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 89% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 59% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 70% | ||
| 37% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 41% | ||
| 22% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 26% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 15% | ||
| 41% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 37% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 41% | ||
| 33% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 19% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 319 | 202 | Total Shots | T S | 126 | 296 | ||
| 109 | 70 | Shots on Target | S O | 59 | 133 | ||
| 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KuPS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | HJK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Ilves | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 5 | SJK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Honka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | HIFK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | Mariehamn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Haka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Lahti | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| 11 | TPS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | RoPS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |