Perhaps a welcome break from league football as SalPa & TPS face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ykköscup. All the pre-match information is available here!
SalPa form and stats
SalPa drew their last game, also a home match. Honka Akatemia was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Klubi-04 and winning 1-0.SalPa have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, SalPa have scored {3 goals} and conceded 3 times.
TPS form and stats
They also participated in Ykköscup last season. This ended in the final.It might be tough going out on the road again for TPS, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Lahti. Late heartbreak for TPS in the Lahti match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
Prior to that match, the TPS manager Rajamäki faced defeat when travelling to Lahti and losing 1-2.It's a day of discovery for TPS as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which TPS have played two with the results W1-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games TPS has scored {5 goals} and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
SalPa missing players
TPS missing players
| SalPa | TPS | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Scored | S | 13 | 48 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | ||
| 44% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | ||
| 8 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.9 | ||
