Preview: 12 points stand between the contenders so far, Oulu having performed best. Can VPS shorten the gap?
- VPS have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most scored goals (25) in Veikkausliiga
Oulu play their home games on grass, while this game will take part on artifical turf. Recent results for Oulu when featuring on artifical turf are 7 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats from 13 matches. They have managed to score {26 goals} and conceded 18 times in these fixtures.
Not much time to rest for the host team, as they played a Veikkausliiga fixture only three days back. That game was an away game at Inter Turku, so at least VPS are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
VPS form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what VPS have to build on here at Elisa Stadion in the Veikkausliiga.
Nothing to worry about in defence for VPS, as their goalkeeper Teppo Marttinen has completely shut out the opponents for 272 minutes in the Veikkausliiga.
It's back home for VPS, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Inter Turku away with the result 2-0. Michael found the net in that victory.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting KuPS.One betting fact: This team have played 5 league rounds in a row with only one (or none) side finding the net.
VPS have scored {5 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, VPS have conceded only 6 goals.
Oulu form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Veikkausliiga. Momentum is building for Oulu in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for Oulu, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Mariehamn (placed 12th) last time out.
Earlier, the Finland Cup victory away at KTP.
Observe that 9 of this club's 12 most recent league games have ended with three or more goals.
Oulu has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games.
Head 2 Head
VPS and Oulu have faced each other before this season: Oulu - VPS 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (VPS wins - draws - Oulu wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Coffey 4 goals |  K. Multanen 2 goals |
VPS missing players
Oulu missing players
| VPS | Oulu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 25 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 87% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 40% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 67% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 53% | 71% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 9.4 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 9.5 | 8.3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 24% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 44% | 43% |
| 9.9 | 9.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3 |
- Oulu have scored more than double the goals of VPS.
- Oulu have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most points (17) away in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most points from losing position (15) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most scored goals (15) away in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most scored goals (25) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Veikkausliiga
- Oulu have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Oulu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oulu is in the best form (4-1-1) in Veikkausliiga
- VPS have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Veikkausliiga
- VPS have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Veikkausliiga
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 2 | SJK | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | HJK | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Oulu | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Honka | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 6 | Inter Turku | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | KTP | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Ilves | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | VPS | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 10 | Lahti | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 11 | Haka | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
