IF Gnistan will face off against visiting club KuPS at Mustapekka Areena in the Veikkausliiga clash on Sunday.
Our tips, poll and stats for IF Gnistan v KuPS can all be found here (plus the best game odds).
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IF Gnistan
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IF Gnistan are hoping to win again following the 0-1 Veikkausliiga triumph vs HJK.
The only player to score from IF Gnistan was Joakim Latonen (59').
Matches involving IF Gnistan have often been engaging ones recently with high scoring expected. Over their past 6 games alone, a grand total of 21 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 9 of them accredited to IF Gnistan. Despite that, it remains to be seen whether that pattern might be sustained in this upcoming game.
Going into this contest, IF Gnistan have not been beaten in their last 7 home league matches.
KuPS
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KuPS will go into this game after a 4-1 Veikkausliiga win with the eclipse of IFK Mariehamn in their last fixture.
A run of steadfast performances from the KuPS defenders has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 1 from their previous 6 clashes in total. During the same time, their forwards have scored 7.
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Head to head
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Veikkausliiga match day 14 on 07/07/2024 which ended up with the score at KuPS 3-1 IF Gnistan.
The match was refereed by Matti Roth.
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Team News: IF Gnistan
Regarding absentees, there’s just the sole fitness concern for the IF Gnistan manager Jussi Leppälahti to be concerned about from a near full-strength squad. Marcelo Costa (Knee injury) misses out.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that IF Gnistan will do well to register a score against this KuPS team who we think will manage to score & go ahead.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 win for KuPS after 90 minutes.
It should be a good one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the current betting odds in the full-time result market, victory for IF Gnistan can be had for 4.2, betting on the draw is 3.4 and betting on victory for KuPS is 1.85. Those are the best of the market prices being offered at the moment.
Andre Moura,
05:05 24/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
IF Gnistan
Formed: 1924
Stadium: Mustapekka Areena (2,200)
Captain: Jukka Raitala
Chairman: Risto Murto
Manager: Jussi Leppälahti
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 12
⭐ Star Man: Joakim Latonen
Typically taking up the Striker position, Joakim Latonen was born in Turku, Finland. After having played his first senior match for IFK Mariehamn in the 2022 season, the dangerous Forward has scored a sum of 2 league goals in this Veikkausliiga 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 3 appearances.