The head coach Duarte wants to inspire Oulu victory versus KTP

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Competition: Sat 22.Jul
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Raatin stadion (6996 seats)

Oulu look forward to facing KTP with belief in acquiring all three points. Can they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Oulu have the most scored goals (25) in Veikkausliiga
  • KTP have the fewest scored goals (12) in Veikkausliiga

Oulu and KTP 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.

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Oulu form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Oulu have to build on here at Raatin stadion in the Veikkausliiga.

Oulu lost their last game at VPS (placed 7th) after a 0-3 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through four league rounds.

Before that match, a win away at Mariehamn.

Goal party? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this team has had three goals or more.

Oulu has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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KTP form and stats

There's been little loot from KTP's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Veikkausliiga. KTP only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.

The attacking players of KTP have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 194 minutes. KTP have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Rasmus Leislahti. It's been 296 minutes since they last conceded in Veikkausliiga.

KTP's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Ilves that finished 0-0.

The match before that was the Finland Cup-duel against Oulu, a home loss (1-2).

Lacking goals? 8 of this team's last 10 league fixtures have had two or less goals.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, KTP have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Oulu have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive games without losing (5-2-0) when playing KTP.

KTP - Oulu 0-2 was the product when these contenders last met, some time ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

OuluA. Coffey
A. Coffey
4 goals
KTPW. Pozo-Venta
W. Pozo-Venta
2 goals

Oulu missing players

KTP missing players

Oulu KTP
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 1 7 15
8 3 2 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 5
5 3 0 Lost L 1 4 6
25 10 6 Scored S 0 4 12
23 12 2 Conceded C 1 8 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 73%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 29% 47%
69% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 27%
25% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 13%
12% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 13%
62% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 27%
12% 14% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 47%
25% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 53%
 
4.4 3.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.4 6.3
4.6 3.9 2 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.6 6
2.2 1.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.3 6.9 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.3 9.2
3.8 3.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 3.6
41% 42% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 19% 22%
 
9.4 7.9 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 10.3 11.5
3.3 2.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.3 4.1
Key stats in Veikkausliiga this season:
  • All of Oulu's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • KTP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • KTP have the fewest scored goals (12) in Veikkausliiga
  • KTP have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Veikkausliiga
  • KTP have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Oulu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oulu have scored more than double the goals of KTP.
  • Oulu have the most conceded goals (12) at home in Veikkausliiga
  • Oulu have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Veikkausliiga
  • Oulu have the most points from losing position (15) in Veikkausliiga
  • Oulu have the most scored goals (25) in Veikkausliiga
  • Oulu have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Veikkausliiga
  • Oulu have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • 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 17 10 2 5 22 11 9 5 0 4 10 6 8 5 2 1 12 5 11 32
2 SJK 15 9 5 1 19 9 8 6 1 1 10 7 7 3 4 0 9 2 10 32
3 HJK 16 7 7 2 24 12 8 5 2 1 14 3 8 2 5 1 10 9 12 28
4 Oulu 16 8 3 5 25 23 7 3 1 3 10 12 9 5 2 2 15 11 2 27
5 Honka 16 5 5 6 13 14 8 3 2 3 7 6 8 2 3 3 6 8 -1 20
6 Inter Turku 14 5 4 5 19 21 7 4 2 1 11 6 7 1 2 4 8 15 -2 19
7 VPS 16 5 3 8 15 18 8 3 2 3 8 6 8 2 1 5 7 12 -3 18
8 Ilves 15 3 8 4 14 14 8 2 5 1 9 8 7 1 3 3 5 6 0 17
9 KTP 15 4 5 6 12 16 8 3 3 2 8 8 7 1 2 4 4 8 -4 17
10 Lahti 14 3 5 6 13 20 6 1 2 3 7 9 8 2 3 3 6 11 -7 14
11 Haka 15 2 6 7 17 27 7 1 6 0 13 11 8 1 0 7 4 16 -10 12
12 Mariehamn 15 2 5 8 13 21 8 1 3 4 6 11 7 1 2 4 7 10 -8 11

Read more about Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga is the premier division in Finnish football. It has its name from the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, the main sponsor. Seasons run from April to October in a league of twelve teams. These play two fixtures against each other in the regular season. After that the league table splits in two. The top teams play a championship round and the bottom half play a relegation round.