Home advantage could prove decisive in SJK - VPS battle

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Competition: Finland Veikkausliiga
Date: Fri 13.September
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: OmaSP Stadion (6000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. SJK are in the 7th position while the guests worry at 12th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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SJK form and stats

Overall Veikkausliiga stats at home this season for SJK, who have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Veikkausliiga, are 4-2-5 (wins-draw-losses).

The SJK crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to KuPS here at OmaSP Stadion in a Veikkausliiga match. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Mariehamn.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does SJK handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D3-L4.

SJK aren't scoring a lot here at OmaSP Stadion in the league, with only 7 goals from 11 games. SJK have conceded 11 in these home matches.

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VPS form and stats

VPS have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Veikkausliiga, after 0-5-6 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

VPS won their last game, 3-2 versus HIFK played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting KuPS's place.

We have checked recent matches where VPS have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W4-D0-L2.

The attacking power of VPS when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. In the opposite end, VPS have conceded 17 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the SJK - VPS 1-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 3 - 2 (SJK wins - draws - VPS wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

D. Oliynyk
7 goals / 1 assists
A. Ebwelle
5 goals / 1 assists
S. Morrissey
4 goals / 2 assists

SJK missing players

VPS missing players

SJK VPS
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
22 11 3 Played 3 11 22
7 4 2 Won 0 0 2
7 2 1 Drew 2 5 9
8 5 0 Lost 1 6 11
17 7 2 Scored 2 7 22
23 11 0 Conceded 3 17 35
86% 82% 67% Over 0.5 100% 91% 95%
55% 45% 0% Over 1.5 67% 73% 82%
32% 27% 0% Over 2.5 0% 36% 50%
9% 9% 0% Over 3.5 0% 9% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 9% 14%
41% 27% 0% BTTS 67% 64% 77%
32% 45% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 9% 5%
41% 45% 33% Failed To Score 33% 36% 23%
 
4.4 4.9 4 Corners For (avg) 4.3 4.5 4
4.6 4.5 3.7 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 6.3 6.3
2.7 3.1 2.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 2.5 2.2
3 2 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • VPS have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • VPS have yet to win a game away.

SJK
All Veikkausliiga Finland Cup Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-08-19 VE Honka 0 - 0 SJK
15-08-19 VE SJK 0 - 2 Mariehamn
19-08-19 VE SJK 0 - 0 RoPS
25-08-19 VE Mariehamn 1 - 0 SJK
31-08-19 VE SJK 1 - 3 KuPS
13-09-19 VE SJK 15:30 VPS
21-09-19 VE HIFK 15:00 SJK
27-09-19 VE SJK 15:30 KPV
06-10-19 VE RoPS 13:00 SJK
19-10-19 VE SJK 12:00 Lahti
VPS
All Veikkausliiga Finland Cup Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
03-08-19 VE VPS 2 - 3 Honka
11-08-19 VE RoPS 2 - 1 VPS
19-08-19 VE VPS 2 - 1 Mariehamn
24-08-19 VE KuPS 5 - 0 VPS
31-08-19 VE VPS 3 - 2 HIFK
13-09-19 VE SJK 15:30 VPS
20-09-19 VE VPS 15:30 Lahti
28-09-19 VE RoPS 14:00 VPS
06-10-19 VE VPS 13:00 HIFK
19-10-19 VE KPV 12:00 VPS

  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 22 13 3 6 39 25 11 8 1 2 23 11 11 5 2 4 16 14 14 42
2 KuPS 22 11 7 4 39 23 11 5 4 2 19 9 11 6 3 2 20 14 16 40
3 Ilves 22 11 7 4 29 18 11 4 5 2 15 10 11 7 2 2 14 8 11 40
4 HJK 22 8 10 4 28 22 11 4 6 1 18 11 11 4 4 3 10 11 6 34
5 Honka 22 10 4 8 31 27 11 4 2 5 13 12 11 6 2 3 18 15 4 34
6 Mariehamn 22 9 4 9 29 23 11 4 1 6 14 15 11 5 3 3 15 8 6 31
7 SJK 22 7 7 8 17 23 11 4 2 5 7 11 11 3 5 3 10 12 -6 28
8 Lahti 22 7 7 8 21 29 11 4 5 2 15 11 11 3 2 6 6 18 -8 28
9 HIFK 22 6 8 8 25 29 11 5 4 2 14 11 11 1 4 6 11 18 -4 26
10 RoPS 22 6 6 10 19 25 11 3 2 6 9 11 11 3 4 4 10 14 -6 24
11 KPV 22 4 4 14 19 39 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 1 2 8 10 22 -20 16
12 VPS 22 2 9 11 22 35 11 2 4 5 15 18 11 0 5 6 7 17 -13 15

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