KuPS vs SJK: result 1-0 and analysis
VeikkausliigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on May 2, 2025 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Väre Areena, Kuopio
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What was the result of KuPS vs SJK?
KuPS won 1-0 on May 2, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 45′A. SadikuKuPS
Official lineup for KuPS vs SJK
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
KuPS
4-3-1-2- 11A. Sadiku
- 21J. Luyeye-Lutumba
- 34O. Ruoppi
- 8P. Pennanen
- 10D. Arifi
- 13J. Oksanen
- 22N. Hämäläinen
- 16S. Miettinen
- 15I. Cissé
- 6S. Savolainen
- 1J. Kreidl
SJK
4-3-3- 7R. Karjalainen
- 17O. Tessilimi
- 70A. Vargas
- 18M. Arsalo
- 8V. Gasc
- 10K. Paananen
- 3Babacar Fati
- 28S. Chukwudi
- 5O. Väistö
- 15N. Tahmbi
- 1R. Paunio
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, KuPS have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; SJK have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2025 | Gnistan(away) | 2-1 | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Mariehamn(home) | 4-1 | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 19, 2025 | FF Jaro(home) | 1-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 12, 2025 | AC Oulu(home) | 1-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Inter Turku(away) | 1-1 | Veikkausliiga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2025 | Haka(home) | 2-2 | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 23, 2025 | AC Oulu(home) | 3-1 | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Mariehamn(away) | 2-1 | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 11, 2025 | HJK Helsinki(home) | 1-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Kooteepee(away) | 1-0 | Veikkausliiga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 KuPS wins, 2 draws, 0 SJK wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2025 | SJK 1-3 KuPS | League Cup |
| Oct 5, 2024 | SJK 0-1 KuPS | Veikkausliiga |
| Aug 22, 2024 | SJK 2-2 KuPS | Suomen Cup |
| Aug 4, 2024 | KuPS 2-1 SJK | Veikkausliiga |
| May 4, 2024 | SJK 1-1 KuPS | Veikkausliiga |
| Feb 17, 2024 | SJK 1-3 KuPS | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
KuPS score 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; SJK score 1.6 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS | 1.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| SJK | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3 | 11/15 | 8/15 |
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 SJK sit 4th (27 points from 26 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | KuPSChampion Group | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 48 |
| 4 | SJKRelegration Group | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 27 |
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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