KuPS vs VPS: result 1-2 and analysis
VeikkausliigaRegular Season - 20Kick-off on July 22, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Väre Areena, Kuopio
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What was the result of KuPS vs VPS?
VPS won 1-2 on July 22, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 3′Juho LähdeVPS
- 11′P. PennanenKuPS
- 38′Douglas CaéVPS
Official lineup for KuPS vs VPS
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
KuPS
4-3-3- 24J. Hiltunen
- 6S. Savolainen
- 10A. Purje
- 7R. Karjalainen
- 11I. Niskanen
- 23J. Mäkelä
- 8P. Pennanen
- 18J. Pirttijoki
- 13Luis Carlos Murillo
- 2Lum Rexhepi
- 16M. Töyräs
VPS
4-5-1- 11Douglas Caé
- 14O. Jama
- 6J. Voutilainen
- 9Juho Lähde
- 8S. Strandvall
- 3E. Auvinen
- 17J. Vahtera
- 15H. Ojamaa
- 2T. Lahti
- 4J. Engström
- 12S. Volotinen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, KuPS have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; VPS have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2018 | FC Copenhagen(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Jul 12, 2018 | FC Copenhagen(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Jul 4, 2018 | Inter Turku(away) | 1-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Jun 30, 2018 | SJK(home) | 1-1 | Veikkausliiga |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Lahti(away) | 0-1 | Veikkausliiga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2018 | Honka(away) | 1-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Jul 4, 2018 | Turku PS(home) | 2-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Jun 30, 2018 | PS Kemi Kings(away) | 1-0 | Veikkausliiga |
| Jun 25, 2018 | HJK Helsinki(away) | 0-5 | Veikkausliiga |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Mariehamn(home) | 4-1 | Veikkausliiga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 KuPS wins, 3 draws, 1 VPS win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2018 | VPS 0-2 KuPS | Veikkausliiga |
| Sep 16, 2017 | VPS 1-3 KuPS | Veikkausliiga |
| Jun 14, 2017 | KuPS 2-2 VPS | Veikkausliiga |
| Apr 22, 2017 | VPS 2-2 KuPS | Veikkausliiga |
| Sep 12, 2016 | VPS 1-1 KuPS | Veikkausliiga |
| Jul 25, 2016 | VPS 3-0 KuPS | Veikkausliiga |
How many goals should we expect?
KuPS score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; VPS score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| VPS | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
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 VPS sit 5th (39 points from 27 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | KuPS | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 48 |
| 5 | VPS | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 39 |
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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