Only a win will satisfy the KuPS supporters in this Savon Sanomat Areena clash with KTP, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Veikkausliiga table.
- KuPS is in the best form (5-1-0)
- KTP is in the worst form (0-3-3)
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not KTP's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf KTP have performed like this: Played 17 matches resulting in 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats with the goal stats 33-27 (scored/conceded).
KuPS form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Savon Sanomat Areena as KuPS, who have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Veikkausliiga, have scored 11 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Veikkausliiga are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for KuPS, who played 2-2 against Lahti. That match was also played at this venue (Savon Sanomat Areena).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Ilves.The KuPS fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. From these home matches, KuPS have conceded only 5 goals.
KTP form and stats
KTP have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Veikkausliiga, after 1-3-4 (8 played). KTP are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Haka fixture.
KTP have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 188 minutes ago. A. Makijarvi was the goal scorer.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Veikkausliiga home defeat versus HJK with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A 0-3 defeat away at Lahti before that.With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with KTP as the away team, we found two results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, zero draws and two defeats. The outsiders lost two of these games by at least two goals.
The visiting KTP have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as KTP have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding three meetings): KuPS won one game, one match ended with a draw and KTP got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  D. Tomas 4 goals | U. Nissilä 4 goals |  S. Haarala 3 goals |
KuPS missing players
KTP missing players
| KuPS | KTP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 57% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 36% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 27% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 57% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 14% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 40% |
| 6 | 6.6 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 9.2 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 36% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 36% | 29% |
- All of KTP's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- KTP have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- KTP have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- KTP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- KTP have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Veikkausliiga
- KTP have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Veikkausliiga
- KTP have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- KTP haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- KTP is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- 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 at home.
- KuPS have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have the most scored goals in the first half (12) 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | KuPS | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Lahti | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Inter Turku | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | SJK | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | HIFK | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Ilves | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Honka | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Haka | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 11 |
| 11 | Oulu | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 10 |
| 12 | KTP | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 8 |