Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, KPV in 7th and MP in 8th place.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Ykkonen match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at MYPA.
KPV form and stats
The story so far in the Ykkonen for KPV at their home stadium (Kokkolan Keskuskenttä) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
An away draw last time out for KPV, facing MYPA in a game that ended 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at MuSa.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (13 in 6 games), KPV's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the KPV defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
MP form and stats
3-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for MP in their Ykkonen matches away.
Home advantage was not enough for MP in their previous game, as they lost their Ykkonen-match, hosting Oulu, 0-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus MYPA at their stadium, the result 1-0.
MP have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. 8 goals have been conceded by MP in these games.
Head 2 Head
KPV and MP have met before this season: MP - KPV 1-2. KPV-MP H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: KPV four wins, MP two wins, zero draws. four of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Tarvonen 5 goals |  A. Räisänen 4 goals |  S. Mannström 3 goals |
KPV missing players
MP missing players
| KPV | MP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 64% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 55% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 18% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 64% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 55% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 3.7 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 113 | 53 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 51 | 93 |
| 48 | 26 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 25 | 41 |
| 40% | 50% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 29% |
- KPV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KPV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- MP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- MP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Jaro | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | KTP | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | MuSa | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | EIF | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | VPS | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 7 | KPV | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | MP | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Kajaani | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | MYPA | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 |
| 11 | Gnistan | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -17 | 5 |
| 12 | SJK Akatemia | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 4 |