Get ready for a show! Today's main roles are KuPS and Oulu, a win is the objective and 1 1/2 hours the length.
- KuPS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Oulu have the most points from losing position (11) in Veikkausliiga
KuPS's stadium, Savon Sanomat Areena, has a artifical turf surface. Oulu 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 Oulu when playing on artifical turf; 6 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses from twelve matches. They have scored {22 goals} in these games and conceded 18.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for KuPS and Oulu.
KuPS form and stats
KuPS have performed here at Savon Sanomat Areena this season with 4 wins from 6 Veikkausliiga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Ever since the Honka game KuPS has been unbeatable here at Savon Sanomat Areena producing four straight wins.
KuPS's last game was hosting Haka (placed 9th) and winning 3-0.
Before that game, a nice away win at JJK. A Finland Cup match.
It should be added that a glance at the 10 latest league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
KuPS are traveling soon after this match as the Veikkausliiga match at VPS awaits in four days.
KuPS have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Savon Sanomat Areena with 9 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, KuPS have conceded only 4 goals.
Oulu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most points (11) away in Veikkausliiga, on their Veikkausliiga travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Momentum is building for Oulu in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Impressive finishing from Coffey (2) and Liimatta secured the home win 3-2 against Mariehamn in their previous game.
One match before, 1-1 at home against Haka (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) in the Finland Cup.
After this away game Oulu return home for a Veikkausliiga game against Inter Turku. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Oulu has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 5 games.
Head 2 Head
Interestingly enough, Oulu have scored at least one goal in every league fixture they've featured in since failing to score against today's home team; the Oulu - KuPS 0-2 game five game weeks ago. Previous ten meetings with these sides: KuPS won eight, Oulu were winners in one and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Coffey 4 goals |   C. Jensen 2 goals | O. Suutari 2 goals |
KuPS missing players
Oulu missing players
| KuPS | Oulu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 27% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 70% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 18% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 64% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 10.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 30% | 32% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 41% |
| 6.7 | 6.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 9 | 8.8 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
- All of Oulu's 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Oulu have not yet lost a game away.
- Oulu have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Oulu have the most points (11) away in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most points from losing position (11) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most scored goals (9) away in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Oulu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | SJK | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | HJK | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Oulu | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 17 |
| 5 | Ilves | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Honka | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | KTP | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| 8 | Inter Turku | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Haka | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 10 | Lahti | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Mariehamn | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 12 | VPS | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
