Ykkonen match preview and statistics: Kajaani fight Oulu

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Competition: Finland Ykkonen
Competition: Wed 05.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Kajaanin liikuntapuisto (1200 seats)

Kajaani will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Oulu.

It's no vacation for neither Kajaani nor Oulu 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.

7 - 2 - 6 with 22-18. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Oulu when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Oulu play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Kajaani form and stats

Three Ykkonen home games done for Kajaani, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.

Kajaani haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 189 minutes ago. D. Popa scored that one.

Kajaani travelled for their previous game, a trip to MYPA that ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Kajaani lost 0-2 at home to EIF.

Kajaani are traveling soon after this match as the Ykkonen match at VPS awaits in four days.

Kajaani has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kajaani defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Oulu form and stats

Oulu are yet to lose a point on their Ykkonen travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.

J. Aallikko and A. Heikkilä scored in Oulu's previous match, the home game against Jaro that ended 2-1. Prior to that result Oulu won their away game at KPV. The scoreline was 1-0.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Ahola when J. Aallikko scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting KTP in just three days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Oulu has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Kajaani won two, Oulu won five and three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

KajaaniG. Acheampong
G. Acheampong
2 goals
OuluA. Heikkilä
A. Heikkilä
2 goals
OuluA. Nurmela
A. Nurmela
2 goals

Kajaani missing players

Oulu missing players

Kajaani Oulu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 0 2 6
1 0 0 Won W 0 2 6
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
6 3 0 Scored S 0 3 9
7 5 2 Conceded C 0 1 2
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
33% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 67%
33% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 10 6.5
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 3.5
1.2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
32 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 26 60
15 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 13 31
40% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 29%
Key stats in Ykkonen this season:
  • All of Kajaani's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kajaani have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Kajaani have yet to win a game at home.
  • Oulu has the fewest conceded goals (2)
  • Oulu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Oulu have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Oulu have won all their games so far.
  • Oulu have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • 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 (6-0-0)

  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 6 6 0 0 9 2 4 4 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 7 18
2 EIF 6 3 2 1 12 4 3 1 1 1 5 2 3 2 1 0 7 2 8 11
3 KTP 6 3 2 1 10 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 0 8 1 6 11
4 VPS 6 3 2 1 9 4 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 11
5 Jaro 6 3 1 2 10 10 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 1 1 2 6 10 0 10
6 MuSa 5 2 2 1 8 4 2 1 0 1 5 3 3 1 2 0 3 1 4 8
7 Kajaani 6 1 3 2 6 7 3 0 2 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 2 -1 6
8 MP 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 6
9 KPV 5 1 2 2 6 9 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 5 -3 5
10 MYPA 4 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -3 1
11 Gnistan 5 0 1 4 3 13 2 0 0 2 1 5 3 0 1 2 2 8 -10 1
12 SJK Akatemia 5 0 0 5 1 12 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 -11 0

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.