After the first game it's Ilves - VPS 3-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Veikkausliiga game of the season?
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.
Ilves form and stats
Two home wins in a row for Ilves bring valid hopes of a third.A good away victory last time out for Ilves, who won 2-0 against KPV. Before that, Ilves played out a Finland Cup draw 1-1 when visiting Honka.
Last season, Ilves's league statistics were 14 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Veikkausliiga. Over these 33 matches they scored 45 goals and conceded 41. Playing at home last season Ilves managed 7-6-4 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 12 conceded.
VPS form and stats
It could be a hat trick of victories away for VPS, as they have won on their previous two travels.The manager P. Vuorinen was unhappy after their last game, a Veikkausliiga match played at their home ground Tammelan Stadion. VPS suffered a 1-2 loss to Inter Turku. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Inter Turku at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Let's have a look at how VPS performed last season in the Veikkausliiga: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 11 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 43 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 6 and lost 5 with 17/21 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ilves won 4 games, 5 matches ended with a draw and VPS has 1 win.Top Goalscorers
  I. Järvinen 1 goals |  I. Mettälä 1 goals |
Ilves missing players
VPS missing players
| Ilves | VPS | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | Played | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Both teams to score | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | HJK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Ilves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Honka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | SJK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Inter Turku | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | KuPS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Lahti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | RoPS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | VPS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | HIFK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | KPV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
