The Veikkausliiga meeting at Väre Areena on Wednesday will see home side KuPS play against AC Oulu.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for KuPS v AC Oulu can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
KuPS will be looking for another win after a 3-0 Veikkausliiga victory over FC Haka.
For KuPS, the goalscorers were Jasse Tuominen (10'), Urho Nissilä (24') and Gabriel Bispo (49').
A recurring aspect of more recent KuPS games is the number of results with a nil in them.
Taking their previous 6 clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on BTTS would have been a loser. While that may be of interest, we must now wait to see whether the trend might continue on here in this match.
Heading into this fixture, KuPS are unbeaten in their last 4 home league matches.
AC Oulu come into this match following on from a 3-2 Veikkausliiga win with the downing of IFK Mariehamn in their most recent game.
For AC Oulu, the goalscorers were Ashley Coffey (44', 53') and Otso Liimatta (45'). Mikko Sumusalo (81') and Robin Sid (85') scored for IFK Mariehamn.
In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 clashes featuring AC Oulu, at least three goals have been struck. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell is 3.33, with the number of goals averaged by AC Oulu coming out as 1.67.
Heading into this fixture, AC Oulu are undefeated in their last 5 away league matches.
Looking at their past head to head results stretching back to 30/07/2010 reveals that these encounters have not been kind to AC Oulu. They have not managed to come away with any victories at all whereas KuPS have remained in the ascendancy, getting wins in 100% of those games played.
A sum of 16 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 14 of them for Keltamusta and 2 belonging to Oulu. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Veikkausliiga match day 6 on 09/05/2023 when the final score was AC Oulu 0-2 KuPS.
The referee was Mohammad Al-Emara.
The KuPS manager Jani Honkavaara will be grateful not to have any fitness worries at all coming into this clash thanks to a completely injury-free group available to select from.
With a fully healthy squad to pick from, the AC Oulu boss Ricardo Duarte does not have any fitness concerns to report coming into this match.
We feel that in this game, KuPS can get the win and a possible clean sheet when they come up against AC Oulu, who won’t find it easy to get a goal of their own.
We can therefore see a 2-0 win for KuPS after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 10:35 03/06/2023
🏟️ Team Focus:
KuPS
Formed: 1923
Stadium: Väre Areena (5,000)
Captain: Henri Toivomäki
Chairman: Markku Raatikainen
Manager: Jani Honkavaara
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 3
⭐ Key Player: Urho Nissilä
Usually taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Urho Nissilä was born in Finland. Having made a first senior appearance for KuPS in the 2015 season, the skilful Midfielder has contributed 2 league goals in the Veikkausliiga 2023 campaign to date from a total of 7 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | WWWLW |
| 2 |
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9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | WWWWD |
| 3 |
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11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | DWDDD |
| 4 |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 17 | LWLWW |
| 5 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | LLDWD |
| 6 |
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11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 12 | LLWLL |
| 7 |
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 12 | DDLWW |
| 8 |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | LLDWW |
| 9 |
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 | WLDLL |
| 10 |
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 7 | LDLLD |
| 11 |
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9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 | LWDDL |
| 12 |
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9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 | WLDLL |
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FC Haka |
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KuPS |
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FC Lahti |
| FC Honka |
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HJK |
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IFK Mariehamn |
| FC Lahti |
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AC Oulu |
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FC Honka |
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VPS Vaasa |
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KuPS |
| Ilves |
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FC Haka |
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FC Lahti |
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HJK |
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Ilves |
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FC Honka |
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FC Inter Turku |
| FC Lahti |
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AC Oulu |
| Ilves |
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AC Oulu |
| HJK |
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AC Oulu |
| FC Haka |
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AC Oulu |
| KTP |
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| VPS Vaasa |
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AC Oulu |
| Goals scored | 1.5 |
| Goals conceded | 0.7 |
| Time first goal scored | 35 |
| Time first goal conceded | 41 |
| Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.2 |
| Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
| Goals scored | 1.8 |
| Goals conceded | 1 |
| Time first goal scored | 58 |
| Time first goal conceded | 25 |
| Yellow cards | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.8 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | null |
| Urho Nissilä | 3 |
| Joona Veteli | 3 |
| Saku Savolainen | 2 |
| Jasse Tuominen | 2 |
| Clinton Antwi | 1 |
| Ashley Coffey | 7 |
| Otso Liimatta | 3 |
| Niklas Jokelainen | 2 |
| Rasmus Karjalainen | 2 |
| Luquinhas | 1 |
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AC Oulu |
| VPS Vaasa |
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KuPS |
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IFK Mariehamn |
| FC Lahti |
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KuPS |
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VPS Vaasa |
| FC Inter Turku |
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KuPS |
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KTP |
| Ilves |
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SJK |
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AC Oulu |
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FC Inter Turku |
| SJK |
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FC Haka |
| IFK Mariehamn |
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AC Oulu |
| VPS Vaasa |
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AC Oulu |
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KTP |
| FC Honka |
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AC Oulu |
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FC Lahti |
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Ilves |
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