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VPS vs SJK: result 3-2 and analysis

VeikkausliigaRegular Season - 19Kick-off on August 9, 2023 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Lemonsoft Stadion, Vaasa

VPS
3-2
SJK

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What was the result of VPS vs SJK?

VPS won 3-2 on August 9, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 45′P. MichaelVPS
  • 46′T. ReidVPS
  • 60′J. MorenoSJK
  • 68′J. DunwoodySJK
  • 88′H. SawyerVPS

Official lineup for VPS vs SJK

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

VPS

3-5-2
  1. 18H. Sawyer
  2. 14P. Michael
  1. 4J. Engström
  2. 34A. Räisänen
  3. 44E. Bashkirov
  4. 21P. Ahiabu
  5. 20T. Reid
  1. 25S. Lindeman
  2. 13B. Mensah
  3. 23M. Niemi
  1. 1T. Marttinen

SJK

3-5-2
  1. 29J. Streng
  2. 9J. Moreno
  1. 11Murilo
  2. 8J. Dunwoody
  3. 23Nooa Laine
  4. 10D. Rojas
  5. 21K. Ofori
  1. 14T. Yegbe
  2. 17V. Tikkanen
  3. 22M. Hrádecký
  1. 1K. Zviedris
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, VPS have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; SJK have 9, 3 and 3.

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

VPS
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 28, 2023Ilves(away)2-0Veikkausliiga
Jul 23, 2023Haka(home)4-1Veikkausliiga
Jul 15, 2023AC Oulu(home)3-0Veikkausliiga
Jul 12, 2023Inter Turku(away)2-0Veikkausliiga
Jul 8, 2023KuPS(away)1-0Veikkausliiga
SJK
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 29, 2023HJK Helsinki(home)1-2Veikkausliiga
Jul 22, 2023Inter Turku(away)2-1Veikkausliiga
Jul 16, 2023Lahti(away)1-1Veikkausliiga
Jul 8, 2023Honka(home)1-0Veikkausliiga
Jul 1, 2023Ilves(away)1-1Veikkausliiga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 VPS wins, 0 draws, 6 SJK wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 8, 2023SJK 2-1 VPSVeikkausliiga
Feb 4, 2023SJK 3-2 VPSLeague Cup
Sep 3, 2022SJK 2-0 VPSVeikkausliiga
May 13, 2022VPS 0-1 SJKVeikkausliiga
Mar 19, 2022SJK 2-1 VPSFriendlies Clubs
Feb 23, 2022SJK 4-1 VPSLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: SJK vs VPS on Jun 8, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

VPS score 2.1 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; SJK score 1.4 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
VPS2.10.874/157/15
SJK1.41.078/157/15

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 SJK sit 4th (27 points from 26 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4SJKRelegration Group266911293527
5VPSChampion Group2711610313139

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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