KuPS have come here for an entertaining game against the home team Oulu. Prepare for the fixture with this in-depth Veikkausliiga preview!
- Oulu have the most points from losing position (5) in Veikkausliiga
- KuPS have not yet lost a game away.
This arena has grass, which is not KuPS's normal surface at their own ground. When appearing on grass KuPS have performed like this: Played 25 matches producing 14 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats with the goal production 35-23 (scored/conceded).
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 Oulu and KuPS.
Oulu form and stats
Oulu have played 1 Veikkausliiga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Oulu, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ilves away with the result 2-1. Jokelainen and Liimatta found the net in that victory. At last, a league win after three matches without one. A late climax in the match against Ilves as the winning goal came three minutes into overtime; scored by Liimatta.
Before that game, the home loss against SJK with the scoreline 0-3.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Veikkausliiga game versus VPS in only four days. This game is also played here at Raatin stadion.
Early season league goal statistics from Oulu's 1 home game: {0 goals}, 3 conceded.
KuPS form and stats
Four points from two away games for KuPS, meaning one draw and one victory in the Veikkausliiga so far.
The fans enjoyed KuPS's previous match versus HJK (placed 1st), a 2-1 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Honkavaara when Savolainen scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
Prior to that result KuPS won their away game at Mariehamn. The scoreline was 2-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Veikkausliiga trip to Honka.
{2 goals} so far away for KuPS, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these participants: Oulu won one, KuPS were winners in eight and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Coffey 4 goals | O. Suutari 2 goals |   C. Jensen 2 goals |
Oulu missing players
KuPS missing players
| Oulu | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 20% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 6.4 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2.8 | 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.6 | 1 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 12 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 47% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 3 |
- All of Oulu's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- KuPS have not yet lost a game away.
- KuPS have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Oulu have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Oulu have lost all their home matches so far.
- Oulu have the most points from losing position (5) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most scored goals in the second half (6) 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 | HJK | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | SJK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | KuPS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Honka | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Oulu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Ilves | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Haka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Lahti | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 9 | VPS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | KTP | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Inter Turku | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
