The visiting Oulu side should be favourites in this visit to Gnistan, as the away team holds a 22 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
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!
It should be mentioned that Oulu play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Oulu on artifical turf are 6 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats from 16 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-20. You can compare this with overall results below.
Gnistan form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Gnistan have to build on here at Mustapekka Areena in the Ykkonen.
Gnistan enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at MYPA's place. The match ended 4-2 with Luquinhas (2), H. Wakui and B. Kouyate scoring. Preceding that game was the home draw versus EIF that ended 3-3.
A goal frenzy last time out for Gnistan, with a total of 6 goals in the match against MYPA. Fun stuff to watch!
The Gnistan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Gnistan have conceded 15 from these games.
Oulu form and stats
Oulu's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Oulu collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the Ykkonen. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Oulu had fun at their own home (Mustapekka Areena) last time out, beating MuSa 2-1. Fareed Sadat (2) scored. Preceding that game was the away victory against KTP with the score of 2-1.
Oulu are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Oulu - Gnistan 2-0, played this season. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: one win for Gnistan, zero draws and three wins for Oulu. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Heikkilä 7 goals |  D. de Almeida Caé da Conceição 5 goals | C. Morais Ferreira dos Santos 4 goals |
Gnistan missing players
Oulu missing players
| Gnistan | Oulu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 44 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 42% |
| 53% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 74% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 37% |
| 21% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 176 | 96 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 101 | 203 |
| 81 | 39 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 37 | 84 |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 35% | 33% |
- Gnistan has the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Ykkonen
- Gnistan has the most matches over the total-line (13) in Ykkonen
- Gnistan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oulu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Ykkonen
- Oulu has the most matches under the total-line (12) in Ykkonen
- Oulu has the most points from losing position (12) in Ykkonen
- Oulu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oulu 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 | Oulu | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | KTP | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 38 |
| 3 | Jaro | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | EIF | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 30 |
| 5 | VPS | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | KPV | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 | MuSa | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | MP | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Gnistan | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 | -17 | 19 |
| 10 | Kajaani | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 16 |
| 11 | SJK Akatemia | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -27 | 9 |
| 12 | MYPA | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -32 | 6 |