Ykkonen match prediction and preview for MP vs VPS clash

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Competition: Finland Ykkonen
Competition: Tue 03.August
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mikkelin Urheilupuisto (7000 seats)

MP and VPS are both riding high in the Ykkonen with their 4th and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • MP have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Ykkonen
  • VPS have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Ykkonen

MP have less rest than VPS in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ykkonen game only four days ago. That game was an away game at TPS, so at least MP are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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MP form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto as MP have scored 11 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Ykkonen are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

MP manager M. Pasanen and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus TPS (placed 8th) in the Ykkonen.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Klubi-04.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for MP as they are travelling to their away game against KPV in the Ykkonen. That match is four days after this one.

The MP fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 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 5 from 6 matches.

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VPS form and stats

VPS have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Ykkonen, after 1-3-2 (6 played).

K. Moses and K. Multanen scored in VPS's previous match, the home game against Jaro that ended 2-1.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at KPV.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting VPS as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. In the opposite end, VPS have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was VPS - MP 3-0, played this season. MP-VPS H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: MP one win, VPS two wins, two draws. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

VPSS. Strandvall
S. Strandvall
4 goals
VPSK. Multanen
K. Multanen
4 goals
MPK. Denoual
K. Denoual
3 goals

MP missing players

VPS missing players

MP VPS
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 1 6 12
5 4 0 Won W 0 1 5
4 1 1 Drew D 0 3 5
4 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
20 11 0 Scored S 0 5 18
18 5 0 Conceded C 2 9 15
92% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 58%
31% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
69% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
23% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
15% 17% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 17%
 
5.8 6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2 2.6
5.2 5.2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.8 6.8
1.2 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.8 12.2 16 Shots (avg) S ( 9 6.5 6.9
5.2 6.8 11 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 3.6
29% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 42%
Key stats in Ykkonen this season:
  • All of VPS's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • MP have created more than twice as many corners as VPS.
  • MP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • MP have scored at least twice as many goals at home as VPS have scored away.
  • MP have the most points from losing position (9) in Ykkonen
  • MP have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Ykkonen
  • VPS have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • VPS have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • VPS have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Ykkonen
  • VPS have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • VPS 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 RoPS 14 6 5 3 20 13 8 4 2 2 11 5 6 2 3 1 9 8 7 23
2 Gnistan 12 6 3 3 20 14 5 1 2 2 3 6 7 5 1 1 17 8 6 21
3 VPS 12 5 5 2 18 15 6 4 2 0 13 6 6 1 3 2 5 9 3 20
4 MP 13 5 4 4 20 18 6 4 1 1 11 5 7 1 3 3 9 13 2 19
5 Jaro 13 5 4 4 18 16 6 1 4 1 8 7 7 4 0 3 10 9 2 19
6 MuSa 14 3 8 3 18 17 7 2 4 1 12 9 7 1 4 2 6 8 1 17
7 EIF 12 4 4 4 17 15 6 3 2 1 11 6 6 1 2 3 6 9 2 16
8 TPS 13 3 7 3 11 10 7 0 4 3 5 8 6 3 3 0 6 2 1 16
9 JIPPO 13 4 3 6 10 19 7 2 2 3 7 10 6 2 1 3 3 9 -9 15
10 PK-35 10 3 4 3 10 10 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 1 3 1 3 4 0 13
11 KPV 13 2 5 6 14 19 7 0 3 4 6 12 6 2 2 2 8 7 -5 11
12 Klubi-04 13 3 2 8 10 20 6 1 0 5 3 9 7 2 2 3 7 11 -10 11

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.