Game preview: Home crowd has high expectations when SJK greet VPS

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Competition: Thu 08.June
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: OmaSP Stadion (2800 seats)

The Veikkausliiga league table tells a tale about these participants so far, with SJK in front of VPS by 15 points. Tipsway previews the game:

Insights:
  • SJK have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Veikkausliiga
  • VPS have the fewest scored goals (5) in Veikkausliiga

This could be an engrossing game with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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SJK form and stats

The story so far in the Veikkausliiga for SJK at their home stadium (OmaSP Stadion) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for SJK, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheim not having conceded a league goal in 360 minutes.

SJK shared the glory with HJK in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Before that, SJK had a home game versus KuPS which ended with a victory 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for SJK as they are travelling to their away game against Mariehamn in the Veikkausliiga. That match is three days after this one.

SJK has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. As for guarding their own goal, SJK have only let in {2 goals} at home.

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VPS form and stats

0-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for VPS in their Veikkausliiga matches away.

VPS have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 236 minutes ago. Alanko was the goal scorer.

VPS lost away at KTP (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Before that game, the win at home against OTP in the Finland Cup (3-1).

A new game in only three days for VPS, the Veikkausliiga home match versus KuPS. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting VPS as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. VPS have conceded 9 goals in these games. VPS has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

SJK have been victorious in all of the 4 latest games against this team. Something to take note of?

Top Goalscorers

VPSK. Multanen
K. Multanen
2 goals
SJKV. Tikkanen
V. Tikkanen
1 goals
SJKV. Hänninen
V. Hänninen
1 goals

SJK missing players

VPS missing players

SJK VPS
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 2 4 9
6 4 1 Won W 0 0 1
3 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
0 0 0 Lost L 2 3 5
11 6 2 Scored S 1 3 5
2 2 1 Conceded C 6 9 13
67% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 78%
44% 40% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 56%
33% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 44%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
22% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 33%
78% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
33% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 67%
 
5.2 6 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.5 4.4
5 5 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 8 6.4
1.9 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.1 11.8 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 9.8 9.3
4.3 4.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 2.8 2.4
28% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 27% 23%
 
6.4 6.8 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 10.5 10.1
2 2.2 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 5.8 4.4
Key stats in Veikkausliiga this season:
  • SJK have not yet lost a game.
  • SJK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SJK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • SJK have scored more than double the goals of VPS.
  • SJK have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Veikkausliiga
  • SJK have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Veikkausliiga
  • SJK have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Veikkausliiga
  • SJK is in the best form (5-1-0) in Veikkausliiga
  • VPS have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • VPS have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • VPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VPS have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Veikkausliiga
  • VPS have the fewest scored goals (5) in Veikkausliiga
  • VPS have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Veikkausliiga
  • VPS have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Veikkausliiga
  • VPS have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • VPS have yet to win a game away.
  • VPS 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 12 8 1 3 15 5 7 5 0 2 10 4 5 3 1 1 5 1 10 25
2 HJK 12 6 5 1 21 9 6 4 2 0 13 2 6 2 3 1 8 7 12 23
3 SJK 9 6 3 0 11 2 5 4 1 0 6 2 4 2 2 0 5 0 9 21
4 Oulu 11 5 2 4 15 17 5 2 0 3 6 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 -2 17
5 Honka 12 4 3 5 10 11 6 2 1 3 5 5 6 2 2 2 5 6 -1 15
6 Inter Turku 8 4 1 3 13 11 4 3 1 0 8 2 4 1 0 3 5 9 2 13
7 Ilves 10 3 4 3 11 10 5 2 2 1 7 6 5 1 2 2 4 4 1 13
8 KTP 11 3 3 5 10 15 6 2 2 2 6 8 5 1 1 3 4 7 -5 12
9 Haka 11 2 4 5 14 20 5 1 4 0 10 8 6 1 0 5 4 12 -6 10
10 Lahti 9 1 4 4 7 13 3 0 1 2 2 4 6 1 3 2 5 9 -6 7
11 Mariehamn 10 1 3 6 11 17 5 1 2 2 5 7 5 0 1 4 6 10 -6 6
12 VPS 9 1 3 5 5 13 5 1 2 2 2 4 4 0 1 3 3 9 -8 6

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.