With their 13 point advantage in the league table, VPS fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Gnistan.
VPS and Gnistan should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
VPS's stadium, Elisa Stadion, has a artifical turf surface. Gnistan have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Gnistan when playing on artifical turf; 6 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses from 25 matches. They have scored 29 goals in these games and conceded 48.
VPS form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what VPS have to build on here at Elisa Stadion in the Ykkonen. VPS are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Elisa Stadion, having lost their two previous games here.
The VPS goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 187 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ykkonen.
Happy days for VPS in their previous game, a Ykkonen match away at MuSa (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that match, a win away at Kajaani.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does VPS handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and one defeat.
The match schedule is unforgiving for VPS as they have a new game in only three days, a Ykkonen match thankfully also at home. KTP are visiting.
VPS have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Elisa Stadion with 15 goals in 9 league matches. VPS have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Gnistan form and stats
There's been little loot from Gnistan's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Ykkonen. Gnistan only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
Gnistan might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Oulu proved too strong as Gnistan slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Mustapekka Areena. Prior to that result Gnistan won their away game at MYPA. The scoreline was 4-2.
Gnistan are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and one defeat. From a total of four matches.
Gnistan have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Gnistan concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Gnistan - VPS 1-2 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): VPS won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Gnistan has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroVPS missing players
Gnistan missing players
| VPS | Gnistan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | 46 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 42% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 32% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 70% | 50% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 30% | 25% |
| 58% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 | 72 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 80 | 188 |
| 78 | 29 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 42 | 87 |
| 38% | 52% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 31% | 32% |
- All of Gnistan's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gnistan has the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Ykkonen
- Gnistan has the most matches over the total-line (14) in Ykkonen
- Gnistan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Gnistan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Gnistan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VPS has the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Ykkonen
- VPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- VPS have scored in all their home matches so far.
- VPS 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 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 33 |
| 5 | VPS | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | KPV | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 | MP | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | MuSa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Kajaani | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Gnistan | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 | -18 | 19 |
| 11 | SJK Akatemia | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -30 | 9 |
| 12 | MYPA | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 39 | -44 | 6 |