Balanced ball game between KPV and RoPS expected

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.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting RoPS have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 7-10-7 (win-draw-loss) from 24 matches.

KPV form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Veikkausliiga this season. KPV, who have the most conceded goals (39) in Veikkausliiga, have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on KPV to get some points in this home game.

In their previous game, the manager J. Uotinen led his KPV to a defeat in the Veikkausliiga match away at HIFK. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Ahead of that match, KPV lost 0-1 at home to Honka.

This is expected to be a close game, with KPV perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with KPV as a small favourite), we find five games. KPV has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 0.

KPV have scored 9 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.

RoPS form and stats

3 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of RoPS playing as the away team in the Veikkausliiga this season.

RoPS play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Lahti. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus HJK that ended 2-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by RoPS in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for RoPS, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, RoPS have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result RoPS - KPV 0-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): KPV 2 wins, 2 draws and RoPS 6 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

H. Helmke 4 goals / 1 assists

S. Roiha 4 goals

Y. Rahimi 4 goals

KPV missing players

RoPS missing players