Match preview: Home crowd has high expectations when MP meet KäPa

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Competition: Finland Ykkonen
Competition: Wed 28.Jun
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mikkelin Urheilupuisto (7000 seats)

Ykkonen: MP welcome KäPa in what should be an interesting football match. Here's everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • MP have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Ykkonen
  • KäPa have the most conceded goals (23) in Ykkonen

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting KäPa have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 4-2-7 (win-draw-loss) from 13 matches.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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MP form and stats

The Ykkonen stats playing at home this season for MP are 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). MP has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).

The MP manager Pasoja and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus TPS (placed 6th).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus EIF that ended 0-0.

MP are traveling soon after this match as the Ykkonen match at KPV awaits in three days.

MP have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto with 8 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, MP have conceded only 3 goals.

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KäPa form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ykkonen travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

KäPa go into this game after a win, the home game against JäPS that ended 3-1. That victory felt good as this team had gone four league fixtures without victory.

Before that, KäPa travelled to KPV and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches.

KäPa have another fixture away from home in just four sleeps, a Ykkonen fixture against Gnistan. A demanding itinerary for the guests!

The travelling fans enjoy KäPa's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. The KäPa manager Berengué has some worries about the defense as 12 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Believe it or not, the last time KäPa kept a "clean sheet" was also against this opposition, eleven league games ago (KäPa - MP 2-0). Head-to-head statistics (for the previous nine meetings): MP won four games, one match ended in a draw and KäPa got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five.

Top Goalscorers

MPV. Vehkonen
V. Vehkonen
4 goals
MPJ. Luyeye-Lutumba
J. Luyeye-Lutumba
4 goals
KäPaR. Huhtala
R. Huhtala
4 goals

MP missing players

KäPa missing players

MP KäPa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 1 5 11
7 4 0 Won W 0 1 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 2
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 6
17 8 0 Scored S 3 8 17
9 3 0 Conceded C 5 12 23
91% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 40% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
27% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 55%
18% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 40% 45%
9% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 40% 36%
45% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 73%
45% 80% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
18% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
4.8 3.6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 10 4.8 5
4.3 3.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.2 4.1
2.5 2.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.6 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 16 10.2 9.6
5.2 5.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.8 4.1
30% 28% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 33% 38%
 
9.5 9.6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 12 9.6 11.5
3.8 4.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.4 5.5
Key stats in Ykkonen this season:
  • All of KäPa's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • KäPa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • KäPa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • KäPa have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • KäPa have the most conceded goals (23) in Ykkonen
  • KäPa have the most points from losing position (7) in Ykkonen
  • KäPa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • MP have not yet lost a game at home.
  • MP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • MP have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Ykkonen
  • MP have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  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 10 7 3 0 19 5 5 2 3 0 8 3 5 5 0 0 11 2 14 24
2 MP 11 7 3 1 17 9 5 4 1 0 8 3 6 3 2 1 9 6 8 24
3 EIF 11 6 4 1 17 8 6 4 2 0 12 4 5 2 2 1 5 4 9 22
4 SJK Akatemia 11 6 1 4 19 18 6 5 1 0 13 6 5 1 0 4 6 12 1 19
5 HIFK 11 4 5 2 11 8 6 3 1 2 6 5 5 1 4 0 5 3 3 17
6 TPS 11 3 4 4 15 16 5 3 1 1 9 6 6 0 3 3 6 10 -1 13
7 KäPa 11 3 2 6 17 23 6 2 0 4 9 11 5 1 2 2 8 12 -6 11
8 JäPS 11 3 2 6 11 17 5 2 1 2 6 7 6 1 1 4 5 10 -6 11
9 SalPa 11 3 1 7 14 17 6 2 1 3 9 9 5 1 0 4 5 8 -3 10
10 JJK 11 2 4 5 12 18 5 2 2 1 8 5 6 0 2 4 4 13 -6 10
11 Jaro 10 2 3 5 8 15 4 2 2 0 6 4 6 0 1 5 2 11 -7 9
12 KPV 11 1 4 6 6 12 6 1 3 2 4 5 5 0 1 4 2 7 -6 7

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.