Inter Turku will hope to operate their home advantage to get one over today’s opponents. The team playing at home are currently 13 points behind KuPS.
- Inter Turku have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most clean sheets (9) in Veikkausliiga
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 15 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats from 25 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 36-20. You can compare this with overall results below.
This should be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Inter Turku form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Veritas Stadion as Inter Turku have scored 10 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Veikkausliiga are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Inter's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus VPS (placed 9th). Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Sejdiu for missing a penalty kick versus VPS in the 90th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
Before that, Inter Turku played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Haka.The Inter fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Inter Turku are not conceding a lot of goals here at Veritas Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
KuPS form and stats
KuPS's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed KuPS collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Veikkausliiga. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). KuPS has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
KuPS might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. VPS proved too strong as KuPS slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Savon Sanomat Areena.
Before that, 1-1 away against Mariehamn (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) in the Finland Cup.
Few goals the story here? 12 of this side's latest 15 league matches have had two or less goals.
KuPS has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. It's not easy to score on KuPS as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; KuPS - Inter Turku 1-2. Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Inter, zero draws and six wins for KuPS. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sejdiu 2 goals |  L. Kuittinen 1 goals | T. Jyry 1 goals |
Inter Turku missing players
KuPS missing players
| Inter Turku | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 94% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 71% | 56% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 6.6 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 3.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 11.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 31% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 35% | 29% |
| 10.8 | 9.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
- All of Inter Turku's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Inter Turku have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Veikkausliiga
- Inter Turku haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KuPS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- KuPS have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most clean sheets (5) away in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most clean sheets (9) 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 | KuPS | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | SJK | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | HJK | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Oulu | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Honka | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 6 | Inter Turku | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | KTP | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Ilves | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | VPS | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 10 | Lahti | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 11 | Haka | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
