The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. KPV are in the 8th position while the guesting Kajaani worry at 9th.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Kajaani play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Kajaani when playing on grass are 5 wins, 8 draws and 13 defeats from 26 matches. They have scored 35 goals and conceded 59 times in these games.
KPV form and stats
KPV have played 9 Ykkonen games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Heartbreak before that as KPV lost 0-2 at SJK Akatemia's place.
Manager J. Uotinen felt very clever after A. Pahkasalo scored the winning goal against Jaro, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 75th minute.
The KPV manager J. Uotinen has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded.
Kajaani form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ykkonen travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Oulu.
Kajaani have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Kajaani have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kajaani - KPV 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: KPV won seven, Kajaani won zero and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Tarvonen 7 goals | A. Pahkasalo 6 goals |  G. Acheampong 5 goals |
KPV missing players
Kajaani missing players
| KPV | Kajaani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | 20 | 16 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 26 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 35% |
| 39% | 56% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 22% | 22% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 18% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 22% | 22% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 18% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 193 | 90 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 63 | 84 |
| 78 | 41 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| 37% | 49% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 45% |
- KPV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KPV have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kajaani have scored away.
- KPV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kajaani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Oulu | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | KTP | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 37 |
| 3 | Jaro | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | VPS | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | MuSa | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | EIF | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | MP | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | KPV | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Kajaani | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Gnistan | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | -19 | 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 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -30 | 6 |