EIF vs MP: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Finland Ykkonen
Competition: Sat 17.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ekenäs Centrumplan

Both teams are in good shape, MP enjoying a 3 point advantage on EIF in the tables. Let's go!

Insights:
  • EIF have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Ykkonen
  • All of MP's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting MP have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 8-3-4 (win-draw-loss) from 15 matches.

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EIF form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what EIF have to build on here at Ekenäs Centrumplan in the Ykkonen.

The fans are hoping that EIF will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Ykkonen game against VPS (placed 5th).

1-1 away at TPS before that.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), EIF's attacking play is working. EIF have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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MP form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ykkonen travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

MP's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus RoPS that finished 0-0.

Before that, MP travelled to MuSa and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

MP have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. MP struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: MP - EIF 2-1. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: five wins for EIF, one draw and one win for MP. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

EIFS. Efimov
S. Efimov
3 goals
EIFZ. Ekström
Z. Ekström
2 goals
EIFJ. Liukkonen
J. Liukkonen
2 goals

EIF missing players

MP missing players

EIF MP
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 2 5 10
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 1 Drew D 1 2 3
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
15 9 5 Scored S 1 6 15
12 5 3 Conceded C 4 9 14
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 90%
78% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 70%
33% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 30%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
78% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 70%
22% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 20%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 20%
 
5 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.4 5
4.7 4.5 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.2 4.6
3.1 3.8 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9 11.5 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.4 10.5
4.7 7.2 8.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 5.1
36% 31% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 38% 29%
Key stats in Ykkonen this season:
  • All of EIF's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of MP's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • EIF have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • EIF have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • EIF have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Ykkonen
  • EIF haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • MP 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 MuSa 10 3 6 1 15 10 5 2 3 0 9 4 5 1 3 1 6 6 5 15
2 Gnistan 9 4 3 2 14 9 3 0 2 1 1 3 6 4 1 1 13 6 5 15
3 Jaro 9 4 3 2 16 12 4 1 3 0 8 5 5 3 0 2 8 7 4 15
4 MP 10 4 3 3 15 14 5 3 1 1 9 5 5 1 2 2 6 9 1 15
5 VPS 9 3 5 1 14 11 5 3 2 0 11 5 4 0 3 1 3 6 3 14
6 RoPS 11 3 5 3 13 12 6 2 2 2 7 5 5 1 3 1 6 7 1 14
7 EIF 9 3 3 3 15 12 4 2 1 1 9 5 5 1 2 2 6 7 3 12
8 PK-35 7 3 2 2 8 6 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 11
9 TPS 10 2 5 3 7 8 5 0 2 3 3 6 5 2 3 0 4 2 -1 11
10 Klubi-04 10 3 2 5 10 16 4 1 0 3 3 7 6 2 2 2 7 9 -6 11
11 JIPPO 10 2 3 5 7 17 6 1 2 3 5 10 4 1 1 2 2 7 -10 9
12 KPV 10 1 4 5 10 17 6 0 3 3 5 10 4 1 1 2 5 7 -7 7

Read more about Ykkonen

Ykkönen (meaning “Number one” in English) is the second highest level of football in Finland. It is played from April/May until October and has ten teams. They all play three matches against each other, resulting in 27 fixtures. The top team of the final league table is promoted while number two plays a promotion playoff. The bottom two clubs are relegated.