Plenty of boom and bust for these participants so far this campaign, placed in positions near the midpoint of the Ykkonen table. Here's the HIFK - SalPa latest:
- HIFK have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Ykkonen
It's no vacation for neither HIFK nor SalPa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
HIFK form and stats
HIFK have collected 10 points from their Ykkonen home games so far after 3-1-2.
The supporters are hoping that HIFK will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the match against Gnistan (placed 1st). Before that loss this club had gone nine consecutive league meetings without a loss. HIFK were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against KuPS in the Finland Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does HIFK handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
HIFK are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bolt Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
SalPa form and stats
There's been little loot from SalPa's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Ykkonen. SalPa only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
SalPa has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to JäPS for a 0-0 draw.
One game before, 0-0 at home vs Inter Turku (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) in the Finland Cup. We have checked recent matches where SalPa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Honka in just three days.
The attacking power of SalPa when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. SalPa have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H match ended SalPa - HIFK 1-1, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Huhtala 5 goals |  M. Ahadi 3 goals | M. John 3 goals |
HIFK missing players
SalPa missing players
| HIFK | SalPa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 5.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.2 | 10.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 17% | 29% |
| 8.4 | 8.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 10 | 9.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
- HIFK have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Ykkonen
- HIFK have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- HIFK haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gnistan | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 27 |
| 2 | MP | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | EIF | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | SJK Akatemia | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | HIFK | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | TPS | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | JäPS | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 8 | SalPa | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | JJK | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | KäPa | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 11 |
| 11 | Jaro | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 | KPV | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
