The VPS manager C. Sund attacks this game with the team placed 5th so far. In the visitors dressing room KPV and their manager J. Uotinen are in 8th place before this match.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not KPV's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf KPV have performed like this: Played 17 matches resulting in 5 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats with the goal stats 16-22 (scored/conceded).
VPS form and stats
VPS have collected seven points from their first three Ykkonen games here at Elisa Stadion, a promising start.
VPS's previous game was a Ykkonen match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus SJK Akatemia (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Oulu.
VPS are traveling soon after this match as the Ykkonen match at Jaro awaits in four days.
The VPS fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. From these home matches, VPS have conceded only 2 goals.
KPV form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Ykkonen. It’s been three wins in a row for KPV on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
KPV failed to get anything from their last game, a Ykkonen home match vs Oulu (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against EIF.
After this away game KPV return home for a Ykkonen game against SJK Akatemia. That game is only four sleeps after this.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, KPV has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): VPS won four games, two matches ended with a draw and KPV has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeTop Goalscorers
  S. Alanko 2 goals | S. Strandvall 1 goals | S. Morrissey 1 goals |
VPS missing players
KPV missing players
| VPS | KPV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 3.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 42% | 71% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 42% |
| VPS | Last season | KPV | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 26 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 85% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 74% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 63% | ||
| 22% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 41% | ||
| 19% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 19% | ||
| 81% | 92% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 59% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 15% | ||
| 19% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 33% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 230 | 113 | Total Shots | T S | 133 | 249 | ||
| 95 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 93 | ||
| 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | EIF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | KTP | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | MuSa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | VPS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Jaro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | MP | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | KPV | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Kajaani | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Gnistan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 1 |
| 11 | MYPA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | SJK Akatemia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 0 |