Oulu perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. MP can look both up and down from their 7th position.
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.
Oulu form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 10 Ykkonen games here at Raatin stadion for Oulu. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Oulu are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
A good away victory last time out for Oulu, who won 2-1 against EIF (placed 4th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Gnistan and winning 2-1.
Oulu are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Raatin stadion with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 13 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Oulu has won nine times, drawn three and lost one. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Oulu has won by at least two goals six times when in this position.
A decent goal production from Oulu in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Oulu have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
MP form and stats
Playing away, MP have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ykkonen this season.
MP delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against VPS (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Ykkonen game. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus KTP.
Nobody expects MP to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath eight times before, with the overall statistics of won four, draw one and lost three. When defeated, two matches have been lost by two or more goals.
MP have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 10 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. MP have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: MP - Oulu 0-1. Oulu-MP H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Oulu five wins, MP two wins, one draw. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Heikkilä 9 goals |  A. Räisänen 6 goals | N. Jokelainen 4 goals |
Oulu missing players
MP missing players
| Oulu | MP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | 29 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 76% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 76% |
| 48% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 62% |
| 33% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 19% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 218 | 102 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 69 | 185 |
| 95 | 47 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 36 | 93 |
| 34% | 32% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 28% | 31% |
- Oulu has the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ykkonen
- Oulu has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Ykkonen
- Oulu has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ykkonen
- Oulu has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Ykkonen
- Oulu has the most points from losing position (12) in Ykkonen
- Oulu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Oulu is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 47 |
| 2 | KTP | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 44 |
| 3 | Jaro | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 41 |
| 4 | EIF | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 36 |
| 5 | MuSa | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | VPS | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | MP | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | KPV | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Gnistan | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -11 | 25 |
| 10 | Kajaani | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | SJK Akatemia | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 30 | -27 | 15 |
| 12 | MYPA | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 41 | -48 | 6 |