Match

VPS vs KuPS: result 0-2 and analysis

VeikkausliigaRegular Season - 10Kick-off on May 22, 2018 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Lemonsoft Stadion, Vaasa

VPS
0-2
KuPS

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What was the result of VPS vs KuPS?

KuPS won 0-2 on May 22, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 43′I. NiskanenKuPS
  • 56′R. KarjalainenKuPS (pen.)

Official lineup for VPS vs KuPS

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

VPS

4-5-1
  1. 11Douglas Caé
  1. 14O. Jama
  2. 22Berkant Güner
  3. 16Aatu Laatikainen
  4. 6J. Voutilainen
  5. 8S. Strandvall
  1. 3E. Auvinen
  2. 30Alexander Luke Nathanial McQueen
  3. 2T. Lahti
  4. 4J. Engström
  1. 1M. Meerits

KuPS

4-3-3
  1. 6S. Savolainen
  2. 10A. Purje
  3. 25U. Nissilä
  1. 7R. Karjalainen
  2. 11I. Niskanen
  3. 20V. Saxman
  1. 8P. Pennanen
  2. 3Hamed Coulibaly
  3. 13Luis Carlos Murillo
  4. 22H. Toivomäki
  1. 16M. Töyräs
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, VPS have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; KuPS have 8, 2 and 5.

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

VPS
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 18, 2018Ilves(away)0-0Veikkausliiga
May 14, 2018Honka(home)1-1Veikkausliiga
May 7, 2018Turku PS(away)1-0Veikkausliiga
May 3, 2018PS Kemi Kings(home)3-1Veikkausliiga
Apr 29, 2018HJK Helsinki(home)1-2Veikkausliiga
KuPS
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 18, 2018Mariehamn(home)2-1Veikkausliiga
May 13, 2018Rops(away)0-2Veikkausliiga
May 7, 2018Inter Turku(home)5-1Veikkausliiga
May 3, 2018SJK(away)3-1Veikkausliiga
Apr 29, 2018Lahti(home)1-1Veikkausliiga

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2017VPS 1-3 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Jun 14, 2017KuPS 2-2 VPSVeikkausliiga
Apr 22, 2017VPS 2-2 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Sep 12, 2016VPS 1-1 KuPSVeikkausliiga
Jul 25, 2016VPS 3-0 KuPSVeikkausliiga
May 7, 2016KuPS 1-0 VPSVeikkausliiga

Last archived meeting: VPS vs KuPS on Sep 16, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

VPS score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; KuPS score 1.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
VPS1.11.539/158/15
KuPS1.71.1110/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

VPS sit 5th in Veikkausliiga (39 points from 27 matches) and KuPS sit 3rd (48 points from 27 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3KuPS271395412648
5VPS2711610313139

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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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