The table reveals that 16 points divide the two combatants in this Veikkausliiga match. KuPS own both the points- and home advantage.
- KuPS have the most scored goals (38) in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Veikkausliiga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
KuPS form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Savon Sanomat Areena as KuPS have scored 18 goals to get 23 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Veikkausliiga are 7-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). KuPS has a nice streak going on as they have played 15 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Haka defeat 120 days ago.
It's back home for KuPS, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Honka away with the result 1-0. Tim Väyrynen found the net in that victory. The victory against Honka came after Tim Väyrynen's winning goal. The KuPS manager S. Valakari was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 46th minute. A late climax in the match against Honka as the winning goal came six minutes into overtime; scored by Tim Väyrynen.
In the game before, an away victory match versus KTP with a 2-1 scoreline.KuPS are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won five, drew zero and lost two.
The KuPS fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. KuPS have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
HIFK form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Veikkausliiga.
Two travels in a row for HIFK, whose manager J. Gómez could celebrate last time after the Veikkausliiga win against HJK.
A loss against Mariehamn was the result prior to that, in a home game.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where HIFK played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected three times.
The schedule is very tough for HIFK now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Veikkausliiga game at Haka is waiting in only four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far HIFK have scored 11 goals in 9 league games away. HIFK are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other previously this season, with the final score HIFK - KuPS 1-5 logged in the official records. Previous ten meetings with these teams: KuPS won eight, HIFK triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Nissilä 7 goals |  T. Väyrynen 5 goals |   K. Kamara 5 goals |
KuPS missing players
HIFK missing players
| KuPS | HIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 38 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 90% |
| 62% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 60% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 24% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 38% | 30% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 22% | 35% |
| 57% | 70% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 67% | 45% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.7 | 9.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.4 | 8.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 44% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 44% | 34% |
- HIFK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- HIFK have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Veikkausliiga
- HIFK have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 most clean sheets (7) at home in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals (38) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals in the first half (19) 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 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | HJK | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | KuPS | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 24 | 48 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | SJK | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Lahti | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | HIFK | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Ilves | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Honka | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Mariehamn | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 20 |
| 10 | Haka | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 11 | Oulu | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 18 |
| 12 | KTP | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -25 | 8 |