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KuPS vs SJK: result 1-1 and analysis

VeikkausliigaRegular Season - 17Kick-off on June 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Väre Areena, Kuopio

KuPS
1-1
SJK

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What was the result of KuPS vs SJK?

KuPS and SJK drew 1-1 on June 30, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 53′J. SarajärviSJK
  • 74′R. KarjalainenKuPS (pen.)

Official lineup for KuPS vs SJK

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

KuPS

  1. 6S. Savolainen
  1. 7R. Karjalainen
  2. 8P. Pennanen
  3. 10A. Purje
  4. 11I. Niskanen
  5. 20V. Saxman
  6. 24J. Hiltunen
  1. 2Lum Rexhepi
  2. 13Luis Carlos Murillo
  3. 29M. Pitkänen
  1. 1O. Virtanen

SJK

  1. 10William Greenwell Ions
  2. 25Emile Paul Tendeng
  1. 4R. Dorman
  2. 8J. Laaksonen
  3. 26J. Sarajärvi
  4. 58Mehmet Hetemaj
  1. 2J. Mero
  2. 16J. Sundman
  3. 17V. Tikkanen
  4. 18Jarkko Hurme
  1. 33M. Aksalu
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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; SJK have 3, 3 and 9.

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

KuPS
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 25, 2018Lahti(away)0-1Veikkausliiga
Jun 20, 2018HJK Helsinki(home)2-2Veikkausliiga
Jun 16, 2018Honka(away)1-2Veikkausliiga
Jun 12, 2018Ilves(home)3-1Veikkausliiga
Jun 1, 2018Turku PS(away)0-0Veikkausliiga
SJK
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 26, 2018Ilves(home)2-3Veikkausliiga
Jun 20, 2018Honka(away)1-3Veikkausliiga
Jun 16, 2018PS Kemi Kings(away)0-1Veikkausliiga
Jun 12, 2018Turku PS(home)4-0Veikkausliiga
Jun 1, 2018VPS(away)1-1Veikkausliiga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 KuPS wins, 1 draw, 3 SJK wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 3, 2018SJK 1-3 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Sep 8, 2017KuPS 2-1 SJKVeikkausliiga
Jul 31, 2017SJK 1-0 KuPSVeikkausliiga
May 24, 2017KuPS 1-1 SJKVeikkausliiga
Sep 28, 2016SJK 1-0 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Aug 6, 2016SJK 1-0 KuPSVeikkausliiga

Last archived meeting: SJK vs KuPS on May 3, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

KuPS score 1.8 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; SJK score 1.0 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
KuPS1.81.2210/159/15
SJK1.01.436/155/15

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).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3KuPSChampion Group271395412648
4SJKRelegration Group266911293527

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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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