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AC Oulu will take to the pitch with visitors IF Gnistan at Raatin stadion in the Veikkausliiga meeting on Saturday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for AC Oulu v IF Gnistan can be seen below - plus the latest match odds.
AC Oulu will be looking for an improved result here following the 3-0 Veikkausliiga loss in their previous game against TPS Turku.
Marius Könkkölä (8', 45') and Albijon Muzaci (16') scored for TPS Turku.
It has been all too rare in recent games where AC Oulu have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that AC Oulu have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 11 goals on the way. Such a trend might not be sustained into this match, of course.
Going into this contest, AC Oulu are unbeaten in their last 7 league matches at home.
IF Gnistan head into the game after a 4-2 Veikkausliiga win to beat IFK Mariehamn in their most recent outing.
For IF Gnistan, the scorers were Saku Ylätupa (6'), Adeleke Akinyemi (51', 71') and Danny Pérez (94'). Adam Stroud (53') and Wille Nuñez (79') scored for IFK Mariehamn.
During their 6 latest matches, Jussi Leppälahti's IF Gnistan have fired home a total of 10 times thus earning them a goals per game average of 1.67.
Going into this one, IF Gnistan are without a win away from home in their last 2 league games.
Checking on their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 11/05/2024 shows that AC Oulu have won 1 of these games & IF Gnistan 4, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
A combined sum of 21 goals were scored between them in this period, with 10 for Oulu and 11 coming from IF Gnistan. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.
The last league encounter between the two was Veikkausliiga match day 1 on 04/04/2026 when it ended IF Gnistan 1-5 AC Oulu.
The match was refereed by Dennis Antamo.
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just one fitness concern for the AC Oulu manager Mikko Isokangas to be concerned with from an otherwise complete group. Onni Tiihonen (Cruciate ligament injury) is sidelined.
Due to a mostly full-strength squad, there’s only the lone fitness problem for the IF Gnistan manager Jussi Leppälahti to contend with. Evgeniy Bashkirov (Knee surgery) misses out for this game.
Our feeling is that IF Gnistan are dangerous enough to put one past this AC Oulu outfit, but that probably shouldn’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
Our tip is for a close game with a 2-1 win for AC Oulu after the 90. We’ll have to see what happens.
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, a win for AC Oulu is best priced at 2.1, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.3 & staking on the winner to be IF Gnistan gets you 3.1. Those are the best prices that can be secured at present.
Renata Leite, 18:03 17/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
AC Oulu
Formed: 2002
Stadium: Raatin stadion (4,392)
Captain: Niklas Jokelainen
Chairman: Tomi Kaismo
Manager: Mikko Isokangas
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 4
🔑 Key Man: Julius Körkkö
Customarily deployed in the Right Wing position, Julius Körkkö was born in Finland. After having played his first senior match for AC Oulu in the 2024 season, the accomplished Forward has managed to score 5 league goals in the Veikkausliiga 2026 season so far in a total of 13 appearances.
| IF Gnistan |
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AC Oulu |
| IF Gnistan |
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AC Oulu |
| AC Oulu |
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IF Gnistan |
| IF Gnistan |
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AC Oulu |
| IF Gnistan |
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AC Oulu |
| AC Oulu |
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IF Gnistan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 30 | DDWWW |
| 2 |
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15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 30 | DDDDW |
| 3 |
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15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 27 | WWDWW |
| 4 |
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15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 | DWLDL |
| 5 |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | WDWLL |
| 6 |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | WDDLW |
| 7 |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | LDWLW |
| 8 |
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15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | LDDWW |
| 9 |
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15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 16 | WWLDL |
| 10 |
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15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 14 | LDDWL |
| 11 |
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15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -17 | 11 | LLDLW |
| 12 |
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15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -25 | 4 | LLLLL |
| TPS Turku |
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AC Oulu |
| AC Oulu |
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FC Lahti |
| VPS Vaasa |
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AC Oulu |
| AC Oulu |
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IFK Mariehamn |
| FC Inter Turku |
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AC Oulu |
| AC Oulu |
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FF Jaro |
| IF Gnistan |
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IFK Mariehamn |
| FC Lahti |
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IF Gnistan |
| IF Gnistan |
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VPS Vaasa |
| FF Jaro |
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IF Gnistan |
| IF Gnistan |
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FC Lahti |
| IFK Mariehamn |
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IF Gnistan |
| AC Oulu |
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FC Lahti |
| AC Oulu |
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IFK Mariehamn |
| AC Oulu |
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FF Jaro |
| AC Oulu |
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TPS Turku |
| AC Oulu |
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KuPS |
| AC Oulu |
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VPS Vaasa |
| FC Lahti |
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IF Gnistan |
| FF Jaro |
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IF Gnistan |
| IFK Mariehamn |
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IF Gnistan |
| Ilves |
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IF Gnistan |
| VPS Vaasa |
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IF Gnistan |
| TPS Turku |
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IF Gnistan |
| Goals scored | 1.5 |
| Goals conceded | 0.5 |
| Time first goal scored | 57 |
| Time first goal conceded | 66 |
| Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 3.7 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | null |
| Goals scored | 0.9 |
| Goals conceded | 1 |
| Time first goal scored | 40 |
| Time first goal conceded | 55 |
| Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| Red cards | 0.1 |
| Subs used | 4.3 |
| Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
| Rasmus Karjalainen | 8 |
| Julius Körkkö | 5 |
| Lamine Ghezali | 1 |
| Kalifa Jatta | 1 |
| Elias Kallio | 1 |
| Adeleke Akinyemi | 8 |
| Joakim Latonen | 3 |
| Marcelo Costa | 2 |
| Ayo Obileye | 2 |
| Danny Pérez | 2 |
| AC Oulu |
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IF Gnistan |
| IFK Mariehamn |
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AC Oulu |
| AC Oulu |
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Ilves |
| AC Oulu |
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HJK |
| AC Oulu |
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FC Inter Turku |
| FF Jaro |
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AC Oulu |
| AC Oulu |
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SJK |
| AC Oulu |
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IF Gnistan |
| FC Inter Turku |
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IF Gnistan |
| IF Gnistan |
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KuPS |
| SJK |
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IF Gnistan |
| IF Gnistan |
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Ilves |
| HJK |
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IF Gnistan |
| IF Gnistan |
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TPS Turku |
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