Only three points will please the KuPS club members in this Savon Sanomat Areena clash with Mariehamn, seeing as they have a robust lead on their opponents in the Veikkausliiga table.
- KuPS have the most clean sheets (9) in Veikkausliiga
- Mariehamn have yet to win a game away.
KuPS's stadium, Savon Sanomat Areena, has a artifical turf surface. Mariehamn have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Mariehamn when playing on artifical turf; 6 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses from 13 matches. They have scored {24 goals} in these games and conceded 14.
KuPS and Mariehamn 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
15 points is a decent return from 7 Veikkausliiga games here at Savon Sanomat Areena for KuPS. The data says 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Ever since the Honka game KuPS has been unbeatable here at Savon Sanomat Areena producing five straight wins.
KuPS are confident in defense, having played 284 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
KuPS's previous fixture was a Finland Cup game also played at their home, finishing 1-0 vs HIFK. The home team hope to to build on that result.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting VPS.It should be taken into account that a glance at the 12 most recent league games reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
KuPS are traveling soon after this match as the Veikkausliiga match at Lahti awaits in four days.
KuPS are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. KuPS have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mariehamn form and stats
Playing away, Mariehamn have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Veikkausliiga this season. Recent form does not give Mariehamn much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. KuPS will be a tough nut to crack.
Two travels in a row for Mariehamn, whose coach (Ahnstrom) could celebrate last time after the Finland Cup win against VIFK.
The game before that, in the Veikkausliiga, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against SJK.A quick return to home after this game, as Mariehamn are hosting KTP in the Veikkausliiga only four days away.
Mariehamn find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
KuPS have avoided a loss in the last 14 matches (12-2-0) versus Mariehamn.KuPS and Mariehamn have faced off before this season: Mariehamn - KuPS 0-2.
KuPS missing players
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| KuPS | Mariehamn | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 54% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 23% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 55% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 20% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 18% |
| 15% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 69% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 11.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 30% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 28% |
| 6.8 | 6.6 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 10.6 | 9.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
- All of Mariehamn's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 most clean sheets (9) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Mariehamn have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Mariehamn have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mariehamn have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Mariehamn have yet to win a game away.
- Mariehamn haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | SJK | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | HJK | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Oulu | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 5 | Honka | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 6 | Inter Turku | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Ilves | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | KTP | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 9 | Lahti | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Haka | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Mariehamn | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
| 12 | VPS | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 6 |
