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KuPS vs Ilves: result 1-1 and analysis

VeikkausliigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on October 5, 2020 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Väre Areena, Kuopio

KuPS
1-1
Ilves

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What was the result of KuPS vs Ilves?

KuPS and Ilves drew 1-1 on October 5, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 46′N. SkyttäIlves
  • 54′U. NissiläKuPS

Official lineup for KuPS vs Ilves

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

KuPS

  1. 6S. Savolainen
  2. 7Usman Sale
  3. 9Rangel
  1. 8P. Pennanen
  2. 19N. Boateng
  3. 20V. Saxman
  4. 25U. Nissilä
  1. 4Nuno Tomás
  2. 18J. Pirttijoki
  3. 29A. Pikk
  1. 1O. Virtanen

Ilves

  1. 23N. Skyttä
  2. 96G. Missi Mezu
  1. 5Jair
  2. 7J. Veteli
  3. 10L. Ala-Myllymäki
  1. 3D. Tomas
  2. 4F. Aspegren
  3. 15M. Almén
  4. 16T. Miettunen
  5. 31M. Rautiola
  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 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Ilves have 5, 6 and 4.

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

KuPS
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2020CFR 1907 Cluj(away)1-3UEFA Europa League
Sep 27, 2020Mariehamn(away)2-0Veikkausliiga
Sep 24, 2020Suduva Marijampole(home)2-0UEFA Europa League
Sep 20, 2020Rops(away)2-0Veikkausliiga
Sep 17, 2020Slovan Bratislava(home)1-1UEFA Europa League
Ilves
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 27, 2020Turku PS(home)4-0Veikkausliiga
Sep 23, 2020Mariehamn(away)2-0Veikkausliiga
Sep 19, 2020Haka(home)1-1Veikkausliiga
Sep 13, 2020HJK Helsinki(home)1-2Veikkausliiga
Sep 9, 2020Honka(away)2-3Veikkausliiga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 KuPS wins, 2 draws, 1 Ilves win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 17, 2020Ilves 0-0 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Feb 8, 2020Ilves 1-1 KuPSSuomen Cup
Sep 27, 2019KuPS 2-0 IlvesVeikkausliiga
Aug 16, 2019Ilves 0-2 KuPSVeikkausliiga
May 24, 2019KuPS 1-0 IlvesVeikkausliiga
Jan 18, 2019Ilves 4-1 KuPSSuomen Cup

Last archived meeting: Ilves vs KuPS on Jul 17, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

KuPS score 1.8 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Ilves score 1.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
KuPS1.81.449/1510/15
Ilves1.51.168/157/15

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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