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KuPS vs Ilves: result 3-1 and analysis

VeikkausliigaRegular Season - 13Kick-off on June 12, 2018 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Väre Areena, Kuopio

KuPS
3-1
Ilves

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What was the result of KuPS vs Ilves?

KuPS won 3-1 on June 12, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 6′V. SaxmanKuPS
  • 14′I. JärvinenIlves
  • 43′V. SaxmanKuPS
  • 75′I. NiskanenKuPS

Official lineup for KuPS vs Ilves

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

KuPS

4-3-3
  1. 6S. Savolainen
  2. 25U. Nissilä
  3. 7R. Karjalainen
  1. 11I. Niskanen
  2. 15R. Gabriel
  3. 20V. Saxman
  1. 8P. Pennanen
  2. 13Luis Carlos Murillo
  3. 2Lum Rexhepi
  4. 22H. Toivomäki
  1. 1O. Virtanen

Ilves

4-4-2
  1. 45M. Noubissi
  2. 8I. Järvinen
  1. 2Alim Moundi
  2. 29S. Haarala
  3. 10L. Ala-Myllymäki
  4. 20E. Tamminen
  1. 6M. Ojala
  2. 3D. Tomas
  3. 19Tuomas Rannankari
  4. 5Jani Tanska
  1. 1Mika Hilander
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, KuPS have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Ilves have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

KuPS
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 1, 2018Turku PS(away)0-0Veikkausliiga
May 26, 2018PS Kemi Kings(home)2-3Veikkausliiga
May 22, 2018VPS(away)2-0Veikkausliiga
May 18, 2018Mariehamn(home)2-1Veikkausliiga
May 13, 2018Rops(away)0-2Veikkausliiga
Ilves
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 2, 2018Honka(away)1-4Veikkausliiga
May 26, 2018Turku PS(home)2-0Veikkausliiga
May 22, 2018PS Kemi Kings(away)2-0Veikkausliiga
May 18, 2018VPS(home)0-0Veikkausliiga
May 13, 2018Mariehamn(away)0-2Veikkausliiga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 KuPS wins, 0 draws, 6 Ilves wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 15, 2018Ilves 2-1 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Oct 15, 2017Ilves 1-0 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Jul 1, 2017Ilves 1-0 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Apr 29, 2017KuPS 0-1 IlvesVeikkausliiga
Mar 7, 2017Ilves 2-1 KuPSSuomen Cup
Sep 21, 2016KuPS 1-2 IlvesVeikkausliiga

Last archived meeting: Ilves vs KuPS on Apr 15, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

KuPS score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Ilves score 0.9 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
KuPS1.71.139/157/15
Ilves0.91.175/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

KuPS sit 3rd in Veikkausliiga (48 points from 27 matches) and Ilves sit 2nd (35 points from 26 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2IlvesRelegration Group2610511433935
3KuPSChampion Group271395412648

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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