Perhaps a welcome break from league football as MP & HIFK face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ykköscup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
MP form and stats
Last season, MP's Ykköscup journey ended in the group stage.The regulars are hoping that MP will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Ykköscup fixture against Gnistan.
Before that, MP had a Ykkonen home game versus PEPO which ended with a victory 6-2.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the MP friendly games in pre-season: MP played two friendlies, won 0, drew 1 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that MP scored {1 goals} and conceded 3 in these two games.
HIFK form and stats
HIFK delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Gnistan in their previous match; a Ykköscup duel.
It was a Veikkausliiga defeat before that one as the away game against Lahti wasn't a success with a 1-6 loss.Head 2 Head
MP have avoided a loss in the last 6 games (3-3-0) facing HIFK.MP missing players
HIFK missing players
| MP | HIFK | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 17 | ||
| 38 | 24 | Scored | S | 18 | 27 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Conceded | C | 30 | 64 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 8.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8.5 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 37% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 30% | ||
| 8.9 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 16.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.2 | 7.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gnistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | HIFK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
