Veikkausliiga match preview: KuPS versus Ilves

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Date: Fri 27.September
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Savon Sanomat Areena (4700 seats)

The managers J. Honkavaara and J. Wiss are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Veikkausliiga league table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Ilves's home stadium. The visitors last 15 games on artificial turf have ended in 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses.

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KuPS form and stats

5-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Veikkausliiga numbers at home for KuPS, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Veikkausliiga, so far this season. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as KuPS has won six games in a row. The HIFK match was the last time out without a victory. There’s a good atmosphere here at Savon Sanomat Areena after three straight home wins.

KuPS are returning here after visiting Mariehamn in a Veikkausliiga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that, KuPS had a home game versus HJK which ended with a victory 1-0.

A decent goal production from KuPS in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. KuPS have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ilves form and stats

Ilves, who have the most points (23) away in Veikkausliiga, have an excellent away record in the Veikkausliiga so far with 7-2-2 from 11 games.

Ilves are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Veikkausliiga against Inter Turku. A 0-2 loss hosting Honka before that.

Ilves find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ilves - KuPS 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 KuPS victories, 0 draws and 6 Ilves wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

L. Ala-Myllymäki
12 goals / 1 assists
Rangel
7 goals / 1 assists
P. Pennanen
5 goals / 5 assists

KuPS missing players

Ilves missing players

KuPS Ilves
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 2 11 24
13 6 2 Won W 1 7 12
7 4 1 Drew D 1 2 7
4 2 0 Lost L 0 2 5
41 20 3 Scored S 3 14 30
23 9 0 Conceded C 2 8 20
92% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 91% 88%
67% 58% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 45% 54%
46% 42% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 36% 33%
29% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 18% 21%
17% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 9% 8%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 38%
38% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 45% 42%
21% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 33%
 
4.9 5.9 4.7 Corners For (avg) C F 3 5.3 5.2
5.1 4.7 5.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 4 3.3
1.7 1.5 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.2 1.4
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Ilves have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • KuPS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • KuPS have won significantly more corners at home than away.

KuPS
All Veikkausliiga Finland Cup Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-08-19 VE KuPS 1 - 1 HIFK
10-08-19 VE KuPS 2 - 0 Inter Turku
16-08-19 VE Ilves 0 - 2 KuPS
24-08-19 VE KuPS 5 - 0 VPS
31-08-19 VE SJK 1 - 3 KuPS
15-09-19 VE KuPS 1 - 0 HJK
22-09-19 VE Mariehamn 0 - 1 KuPS
27-09-19 VE KuPS 15:30 Ilves
06-10-19 VE KuPS 13:00 Honka
19-10-19 VE Inter Turku 12:00 KuPS
Ilves
All Veikkausliiga Finland Cup Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
11-08-19 VE Mariehamn 0 - 1 Ilves
16-08-19 VE Ilves 0 - 2 KuPS
23-08-19 VE HIFK 2 - 2 Ilves
27-08-19 VE Ilves 3 - 1 HIFK
31-08-19 VE Ilves 0 - 1 Inter Turku
15-09-19 VE Ilves 0 - 2 Honka
22-09-19 VE Ilves 1 - 0 Inter Turku
27-09-19 VE KuPS 15:30 Ilves
06-10-19 VE Mariehamn 13:00 Ilves
19-10-19 VE Ilves 12:00 HJK

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter Turku 22 13 3 6 39 25 11 8 1 2 23 11 11 5 2 4 16 14 14 42
2 KuPS 22 11 7 4 39 23 11 5 4 2 19 9 11 6 3 2 20 14 16 40
3 Ilves 22 11 7 4 29 18 11 4 5 2 15 10 11 7 2 2 14 8 11 40
4 HJK 22 8 10 4 28 22 11 4 6 1 18 11 11 4 4 3 10 11 6 34
5 Honka 22 10 4 8 31 27 11 4 2 5 13 12 11 6 2 3 18 15 4 34
6 Mariehamn 22 9 4 9 29 23 11 4 1 6 14 15 11 5 3 3 15 8 6 31
7 SJK 22 7 7 8 17 23 11 4 2 5 7 11 11 3 5 3 10 12 -6 28
8 Lahti 22 7 7 8 21 29 11 4 5 2 15 11 11 3 2 6 6 18 -8 28
9 HIFK 22 6 8 8 25 29 11 5 4 2 14 11 11 1 4 6 11 18 -4 26
10 RoPS 22 6 6 10 19 25 11 3 2 6 9 11 11 3 4 4 10 14 -6 24
11 KPV 22 4 4 14 19 39 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 1 2 8 10 22 -20 16
12 VPS 22 2 9 11 22 35 11 2 4 5 15 18 11 0 5 6 7 17 -13 15

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