Struggling TPS will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying KuPS in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
The hosts TPS saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Veikkausliiga. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, KuPS have had more rest.
It should be mentioned that KuPS play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for KuPS on grass are 9 victories, 7 draws and 8 defeats from 24 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 32-29. You can compare this with overall results below.
TPS form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what TPS have to build on here in the Veikkausliiga. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
The TPS supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host SJK in Veikkausliiga and win 1-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Inter Turku.
TPS are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. TPS's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
KuPS form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Veikkausliiga. Recent form does not give KuPS much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. TPS will be a tough nut to crack.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Veikkausliiga home defeat versus Haka with 2-3 on the scoreboard. A 0-2 loss hosting Honka before that.
Late heartbreak for KuPS in the Haka match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
The travelling fans enjoy KuPS's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. It's not easy to score on KuPS as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was KuPS - TPS 3-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): TPS zero wins, four draws and KuPS six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Udo 6 goals |  U. Nissilä 5 goals |
TPS missing players
KuPS missing players
| TPS | KuPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | 37 |
| 37 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 71% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 48% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 57% |
| 38% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 24% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 14% |
| 48% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 14% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 33% |
| 38% | 30% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 | 80 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 110 | 263 |
| 60 | 32 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 53 | 105 |
| 33% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 32% | 35% |
- KuPS has the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Veikkausliiga
- TPS 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 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 47 |
| 2 | KuPS | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 40 |
| 4 | Honka | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Ilves | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Lahti | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | HIFK | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 8 | SJK | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Haka | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -15 | 22 |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -15 | 20 |
| 11 | TPS | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 18 |
| 12 | RoPS | 21 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 26 | -35 | 5 |