KuPS are positioned 1st, while Ilves are hanging back 16 points behind in the standings. Can they crop the gap?
- KuPS have the most scored goals (38) in Veikkausliiga
- Ilves have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Veikkausliiga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
4-6-9 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Ilves when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 19 matches are 14-23 (scored/conceded).
KuPS form and stats
KuPS have performed here at Savon Sanomat Areena this season with 7 wins from 11 Veikkausliiga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. KuPS haven’t lost a league-game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Haka, 126 days ago.
The KuPS goalkeeper Johannes Kreidl is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 249 minutes without conceding a goal in the Veikkausliiga.
KuPS drew their last game, also a home match. HIFK was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Honka with a 1-0 scoreline.A decent goal production from KuPS in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. KuPS have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ilves form and stats
There's been little loot from Ilves's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Veikkausliiga. Ilves only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ilves goalkeeper Rasmus Leislahti is eager to challenge this, with his 475 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There were no winners in Ilves's previous match, a Veikkausliiga home game that ended 0-0 vs Honka.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Mariehamn.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 16 goals have been conceded by Ilves in these games.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H encounter ended KuPS - Ilves 1-0, played this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): KuPS won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Ilves managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  U. Nissilä 7 goals |  T. Väyrynen 5 goals | D. Tomas 4 goals |
KuPS missing players
Ilves missing players
| KuPS | Ilves | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 38 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 23 |
| 91% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 59% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 55% |
| 41% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 23% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 36% | 27% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 32% |
| 59% | 73% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 41% |
| 14% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 32% |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 9.2 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 9.5 | 10.7 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 43% | 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 25% |
- Ilves have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Veikkausliiga
- Ilves haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ilves have scored away.
- KuPS have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home 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 (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 is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 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 | Mariehamn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | Haka | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 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 |