Match preview Veikkausliiga: RoPS - SJK at Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Date: Sat 25.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä (4768 seats)

Struggling RoPS will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying SJK in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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RoPS form and stats

The story so far for RoPS at their home stadium (Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä) is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

A good away victory last time out for RoPS, who won 1-0 against VPS. Before that game, the home loss against Ilves with the scoreline 0-1.

RoPS has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 2 goals from 4 games. On the other hand, RoPS have conceded 4 goals.

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SJK form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats. One point away has become something of a habit for SJK who have played out draws in their last three away games.

The manager A. Eremenko was unhappy after their last game, a Veikkausliiga match played at their home ground Rovaniemen Keskuskenttä. SJK suffered a 1-2 loss to Honka. Before that, SJK travelled to HJK and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

SJK are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. 5 goals have been conceded by SJK in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): RoPS won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and SJK has 7 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 7 / 3

Top Goalscorers

D. Oliynyk
3 goals
J. Hyvärinen
1 goals
S. Ala
1 goals

RoPS missing players

SJK missing players

RoPS SJK
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played 1 4 9
3 1 0 Won 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew 1 3 4
5 3 2 Lost 0 0 2
6 2 1 Scored 1 6 9
11 4 3 Conceded 1 5 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 89%
44% 25% 50% Over 1.5 100% 100% 56%
33% 25% 50% Over 2.5 0% 50% 33%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 25% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
22% 25% 50% BTTS 100% 100% 56%
33% 25% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 33%
44% 50% 50% Failed To Score 0% 0% 22%
 
3.9 3 2.5 Corners For (avg) 5 3 3.6
5.9 5.8 8 Corners Against (avg) 2 6 4.2
1.3 0.8 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2.5 3.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 2
Key stats this season:
  • All of SJK's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • RoPS have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • RoPS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SJK have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • SJK have not yet lost a game away.
  • SJK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SJK have scored at least twice as many goals away as RoPS have scored home.
  • SJK have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • SJK haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

RoPS
All Veikkausliiga Finland Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-04-19 VE RoPS 0 - 1 KuPS
03-05-19 VE RoPS 1 - 0 HIFK
07-05-19 VE Inter Turku 3 - 0 RoPS
12-05-19 VE RoPS 0 - 1 Ilves
20-05-19 VE VPS 0 - 1 RoPS
25-05-19 VE RoPS 14:00 SJK
31-05-19 VE RoPS 15:30 HJK
18-06-19 VE Lahti 15:30 RoPS
25-06-19 VE Honka 15:30 RoPS
29-06-19 VE RoPS 19:15 KPV
SJK
All Veikkausliiga Finland Cup Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
26-04-19 VE VPS 1 - 1 SJK
30-04-19 VE SJK 1 - 0 KPV
05-05-19 VE Lahti 1 - 1 SJK
11-05-19 VE HJK 2 - 2 SJK
18-05-19 VE SJK 1 - 2 Honka
25-05-19 VE RoPS 14:00 SJK
02-06-19 VE KuPS 15:30 SJK
14-06-19 VE SJK 16:00 Mariehamn
18-06-19 VE HIFK 15:30 SJK
01-07-19 VE SJK 15:30 Inter Turku

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Inter Turku 9 5 1 3 17 11 4 3 0 1 9 3 5 2 1 2 8 8 6 16
2 Ilves 8 4 4 0 6 1 4 1 3 0 2 1 4 3 1 0 4 0 5 16
3 Honka 8 4 2 2 13 11 3 1 1 1 5 6 5 3 1 1 8 5 2 14
4 SJK 9 3 4 2 9 8 5 2 1 2 3 3 4 1 3 0 6 5 1 13
5 KuPS 9 3 4 2 14 14 4 1 2 1 5 6 5 2 2 1 9 8 0 13
6 HJK 10 2 6 2 9 13 5 2 3 0 7 5 5 0 3 2 2 8 -4 12
7 Mariehamn 8 3 2 3 15 10 3 1 0 2 6 6 5 2 2 1 9 4 5 11
8 Lahti 8 2 5 1 10 7 5 1 4 0 9 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 11
9 RoPS 9 3 1 5 6 11 4 1 0 3 2 4 5 2 1 2 4 7 -5 10
10 HIFK 8 1 4 3 6 7 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 0 2 2 2 4 -1 7
11 VPS 8 0 6 2 7 9 5 0 3 2 5 7 3 0 3 0 2 2 -2 6
12 KPV 8 0 3 5 4 14 5 0 2 3 1 8 3 0 1 2 3 6 -10 3

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