The league table tells us that 16 points separate the two rivals in this Veikkausliiga match. KuPS hold both the points- and home advantage.
- KuPS have the most scored goals (38) in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Veikkausliiga
KuPS and HIFK should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
KuPS form and stats
KuPS are steadily winning Veikkausliiga games and points here at Savon Sanomat Areena. 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. KuPS haven’t lost a league-game in 18 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Haka, 147 days ago.
A strong away win for KuPS against Inter Turku the last match, as Urho Nissilä, Paulo Ricardo and Diogo Tomas were on target.
Ahead of that match, KuPS won a home game hosting Ilves (2-1).KuPS are traveling soon after this match as the Veikkausliiga match at SJK awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from KuPS in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, KuPS have only let in 5 goals at home.
HIFK form and stats
Playing away, HIFK have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Veikkausliiga this season. HIFK has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
There were no winners in HIFK's previous match, a Veikkausliiga home game that ended 2-2 vs SJK.
Prior to that match, the HIFK manager J. Gómez faced defeat when travelling to Inter Turku and losing 0-2.The schedule is very tough for HIFK now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Veikkausliiga game at HJK is waiting in only four days.
HIFK are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 11 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. HIFK's manager J. Gómez has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 5 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this season, as the statistics show this recent game: KuPS - HIFK 0-0. KuPS-HIFK H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: KuPS seven wins, HIFK zero wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  U. Nissilä 8 goals |  T. Väyrynen 7 goals | D. Tomas 5 goals |
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| KuPS | HIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 43 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 62% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 58% | 62% |
| 46% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 25% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 42% | 33% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 17% | 33% |
| 54% | 67% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 58% | 42% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 38% |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.4 | 9.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 43% | 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | 31% |
- HIFK have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KuPS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- KuPS have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals (38) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the the best goal difference (+24) in Veikkausliiga
- 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 | KuPS | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 49 |
| 2 | HJK | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | SJK | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | HIFK | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Ilves | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Lahti | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Honka | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Haka | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 11 | Oulu | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 12 | KTP | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -27 | 8 |