Evenly matched teams: VPS vs TPS match preview

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Competition: Finland Ykkonen
Competition: Wed 01.September
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Elisa Stadion (4600 seats)

VPS and TPS are both doing (very) nicely in the Ykkonen with their 2nd and 4th positions respectively. Let's hope for a fun game!

Insights:
  • VPS have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Ykkonen
  • TPS have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Ykkonen

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

4 - 4 - 9 with 13-23. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for TPS when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. TPS play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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VPS form and stats

6-2-0 is the performance here at Elisa Stadion so far in the Ykkonen, giving VPS a total of 20 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! VPS has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Elisa Stadion. We remember; it was RoPS.

In their previous game, the manager J. Nuorela led his VPS to a defeat in the Ykkonen match away at RoPS. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Elisa Stadion.

Before that, VPS had a home game versus MuSa which ended with a victory 4-0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 8 games), VPS's attacking play is working. VPS are not conceding a lot of goals here at Elisa Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.

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TPS form and stats

TPS's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed TPS collect 21 points from their 9 away matches in the Ykkonen. 6 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). TPS are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

TPS play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting EIF (placed 5th).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against RoPS.

TPS have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. TPS are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have battled before this season: TPS - VPS 1-1. Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): VPS won four games, four matches ended in a draw and TPS have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

TPSJ. Latonen
J. Latonen
7 goals
VPSK. Multanen
K. Multanen
6 goals
VPSS. Morrissey
S. Morrissey
5 goals

VPS missing players

TPS missing players

VPS TPS
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 2 9 18
8 6 1 Won W 2 6 7
6 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
4 0 0 Lost L 0 0 4
30 18 4 Scored S 3 11 20
21 6 3 Conceded C 0 3 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 83%
89% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 61%
61% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 33%
28% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
56% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
28% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 39%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 28%
 
3.7 3.6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.1 6.3
6 6.1 7 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.3 4.5
1.7 1.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.4 1.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.2 8.4 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.3 11.9
4.1 5.1 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.1 4.9
41% 44% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 23%
Key stats in Ykkonen this season:
  • TPS have not yet lost a game away.
  • TPS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • TPS have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Ykkonen
  • TPS have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Ykkonen
  • TPS have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ykkonen
  • TPS have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Ykkonen
  • TPS have the most clean sheets (6) away in Ykkonen
  • TPS have the most points (21) away in Ykkonen
  • TPS have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Ykkonen
  • TPS have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • VPS have not yet lost a game at home.
  • VPS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • VPS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • VPS have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • VPS have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Ykkonen
  • VPS have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Ykkonen
  • 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 19 10 5 4 34 22 10 6 2 2 18 8 9 4 3 2 16 14 12 35
2 VPS 18 8 6 4 30 21 8 6 2 0 18 6 10 2 4 4 12 15 9 30
3 Jaro 19 8 6 5 24 20 9 2 6 1 10 8 10 6 0 4 14 12 4 30
4 TPS 18 7 7 4 20 15 9 1 4 4 9 12 9 6 3 0 11 3 5 28
5 EIF 19 7 6 6 34 28 10 5 3 2 18 11 9 2 3 4 16 17 6 27
6 Gnistan 19 8 3 8 29 25 9 3 2 4 9 10 10 5 1 4 20 15 4 27
7 PK-35 17 6 5 6 21 25 9 5 2 2 16 12 8 1 3 4 5 13 -4 23
8 KPV 19 5 7 7 20 21 9 2 3 4 10 12 10 3 4 3 10 9 -1 22
9 MP 18 6 4 8 25 29 9 5 1 3 14 11 9 1 3 5 11 18 -4 22
10 Klubi-04 19 6 2 11 22 30 9 4 0 5 13 12 10 2 2 6 9 18 -8 20
11 MuSa 19 4 8 7 21 33 10 3 4 3 15 17 9 1 4 4 6 16 -12 20
12 JIPPO 18 5 3 10 14 25 10 3 2 5 11 14 8 2 1 5 3 11 -11 18

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.