KuPS vs Rīgas FS: result 1-0 and analysis
UEFA Europa League3rd Qualifying RoundKick-off on August 14, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Väre Areena, Kuopio
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What was the result of KuPS vs Rīgas FS?
KuPS won 1-0 on August 14, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 49′P. PennanenKuPS
Official lineup for KuPS vs Rīgas FS
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
KuPS
4-3-3- 8P. Pennanen
- 20M. Toure
- 34O. Ruoppi
- 7J. Voutilainen
- 10D. Arifi
- 13J. Oksanen
- 24B. Armah
- 16S. Miettinen
- 15I. Cissé
- 6S. Savolainen
- 1J. Kreidl
Rīgas FS
4-2-3-1- 9D. Ikaunieks
- 70M. Gaye
- 18D. Zelenkovs
- 71B. Diedhiou
- 26S. Panić
- 81S. Rakić
- 2A. Filipović
- 43Ž. Lipušček
- 4R. Veips
- 11R. Savaļnieks
- 35M. Marić
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, KuPS have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Rīgas FS have 11, 0 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Kooteepee(away) | 2-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Rīgas FS(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Haka(home) | 3-2 | Veikkausliiga |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Kairat Almaty(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Kairat Almaty(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2025 | Super Nova(home) | 4-1 | Virsliga |
| Aug 6, 2025 | KuPS(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 3, 2025 | Grobiņa(away) | 3-2 | Virsliga |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Malmo FF(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Tukums(home) | 6-2 | Virsliga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 KuPS win, 0 draws, 0 Rīgas FS wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | Rīgas FS 1-2 KuPS | UEFA Europa League |
How many goals should we expect?
KuPS score 1.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Rīgas FS score 2.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS | 1.9 | 1.2 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Rīgas FS | 2.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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