Top-notch Gnistan come to MP after their 0-4-result vs KTP. Get out our broad preview!
- MP have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gnistan have the most scored goals (22) in Ykkonen
This arena has grass, which is not Gnistan's everyday surface at their own pitch. When playing on grass Gnistan have performed like this: Played 13 matches resulting in 4 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats with the goal numbers 16-32 (scored/conceded).
The visiting Gnistan played their last game only three days ago, a Ykkonen match. That game, against KTP, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Gnistan.
MP form and stats
MP must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Ykkonen games here at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto.
MP's previous game was also a home event, the defeat 0-1 versus KuPS (in Finland Cup).
In the match before that, MP hosted TPS and drew the Ykkonen game 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how MP have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 1.
The manager Pasoja will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to JäPS in only four days.
MP have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto with 5 goals in 3 league matches. MP are not conceding a lot of goals here at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Gnistan form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ykkonen travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Gnistan, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus KTP (placed 4th). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against KTP was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Jaro at their stadium, the result 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gnistan playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Gnistan wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
After this away game Gnistan return home for a Ykkonen game against TPS. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Gnistan have the goal stats of 4-8 (for/against) from 4 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): MP five wins, two draws and Gnistan three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. de Almeida Caé da Conceição 7 goals | R. Huhtala 4 goals |  T. Keskinen 3 goals |
MP missing players
Gnistan missing players
| MP | Gnistan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 6.7 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| 43% | 56% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 29% | 45% |
| 6.9 | 5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| 3.6 | 2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
- All of Gnistan's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of MP's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gnistan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gnistan have the most scored goals (22) in Ykkonen
- Gnistan have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Ykkonen
- Gnistan have the the best goal difference (+11) in Ykkonen
- Gnistan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- MP have not yet lost a game at home.
- MP have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | TPS | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Gnistan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | SJK Akatemia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | KTP | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | EIF | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | JäPS | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 7 | KPV | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 12 |
| 8 | MP | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Jaro | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | PK-35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 6 |
| 11 | PEPO | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 5 |
| 12 | PIF | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
