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, MP in 8th and VPS in 5th place.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
MP form and stats
Overall Ykkonen stats at home this season for MP are 4-1-5 (wins-draw-losses).
The MP crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to KTP here at Sarkolan tekonurmi in a Ykkonen match. Before that, MP had a home game versus MYPA which ended with a victory 4-0.
The MP fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
VPS form and stats
As the visiting team in Ykkonen matches, VPS have produced an overall stat of 5-2-3 so far. Having won their last three away games VPS has no reason to fear anyone.
VPS might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Gnistan proved too strong as VPS slumped to a 3-5 defeat in front of their own fans at Elisa Stadion (Vaasa). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at MuSa.
A huge disappointment for VPS in their last match (vs Gnistan). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 3-5 defeat. As you can tell from the result, the match against Gnistan was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by VPS in our archives, and the results are: three wins for VPS, four draws and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting KTP in just four days.
VPS are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. VPS have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: VPS - MP 2-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one MP victory, one draw and one VPS win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.MP missing players
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| MP | VPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 33 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 75% |
| 65% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 35% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 60% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 | 107 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 89 | 172 |
| 88 | 52 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 49 | 82 |
| 31% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | 40% |
- MP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- MP haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 44 |
| 2 | KTP | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 41 |
| 3 | Jaro | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | EIF | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 36 |
| 5 | VPS | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | MuSa | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 7 | KPV | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
| 8 | MP | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Gnistan | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -16 | 22 |
| 10 | Kajaani | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | SJK Akatemia | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 30 | -29 | 12 |
| 12 | MYPA | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | -46 | 6 |