Perhaps a welcome break from league football as JäPS & MP face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ykköscup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
JäPS form and stats
JäPS was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Ykköscup.JäPS's previous match was a Ykköscup game also played at their own arena, ending 5-2 against Gnistan. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Heartbreak before that as JäPS lost 1-2 at KPV's place.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for JäPS home games with this odds we find 9 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 8 matches were won by at least two goals.
JäPS have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and three practice matches played. These training games have ended with 1 win, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; JäPS scored {8 goals} and let in {6 goals} during these three games.
MP form and stats
They also participated in Ykköscup last season. This ended in the group stage.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ykköscup home loss versus HIFK with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
A 1-2 defeat away at Gnistan before that.MP played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In these two matches MP scored 1 and conceded {3 goals}.
Head 2 Head
MP have pulled off a streak of 7 consecutive games without losing (3-4-0) when facing JäPS.JäPS missing players
MP missing players
| JäPS | MP | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 53 | 23 | Conceded | C | 19 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 35% | ||
| 14 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HIFK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Gnistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | JäPS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | MP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
