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KuPS will visit Markku.fi Areena on Saturday for the Veikkausliiga game with hosts IF Gnistan.
Our tips, poll and stats for IF Gnistan v KuPS can all be found here - along with the latest match odds.
IF Gnistan will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 1-2 Veikkausliiga success vs FC Inter Turku.
For IF Gnistan, the goals were scored by Adeleke Akinyemi (23') and Joakim Latonen (45'). Alie Conteh (52') was the scorer for FC Inter Turku.
It has not been often in recent times where IF Gnistan haven’t conceded. In fact, IF Gnistan have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 6 goals on the way.
Ahead of this clash, IF Gnistan haven't been defeated in their previous 6 home league matches.
KuPS will come into the meeting after a 3-1 Veikkausliiga win versus VPS Vaasa in their previous fixture.
For KuPS, the goalscorers were Jaime Moreno (1'), Gustav Engvall (12') and Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba (29'). Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi (63') scored for VPS Vaasa.
In the course of their 6 previous matches, Miika Nuutinen's KuPS have seen their efforts on goal rewarded 13 times - earning them the goals scored per game average of 2.17.
Looking over their past head to head results stretching back to 07/07/2024 shows that these fixtures have been pretty painful for IF Gnistan. They have not managed to register any victories at all while KuPS have been dominant against them, finishing as winners in 83% of those games played.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 22 in total at an average of 3.67 goals per match.
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Veikkausliiga match day 2 on 11/04/2026 when it finished KuPS 1-0 IF Gnistan.
The match was refereed by Matti Roth.
Availability isn’t a big problem, with just the lone fitness concern for the IF Gnistan boss Jussi Leppälahti to be concerned with due to a largely intact squad. Evgeniy Bashkirov (Knee surgery) won’t play.
In our view, IF Gnistan could find themselves up against it to score against this KuPS lineup who we think might score at least once to gain the upper hand.
Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought 0-1 win for KuPS at the end of the match.
We’ll see what happens.
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the full-time result market, the win for IF Gnistan is best priced at 3.1, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.5 and taking a punt on the winner to be KuPS comes in at 2.05. These are the top returns being offered as of now.
Renata Leite, 05:01 28/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
IF Gnistan
Formed: 1924
Stadium: Markku.fi Areena (2,700)
Captain: Gabriel Europaeus
Chairman: Antti Uusitalo
Manager: Jussi Leppälahti
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 4
🔑 Star Man: Joakim Latonen
Customarily taking up the Striker position, Joakim Latonen was born in Turku, Finland. Having played his first senior match for IFK Mariehamn in the 2022 season, the gifted Forward has hit 5 league goals in the Veikkausliiga 2026 season to date in 17 appearances.
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IF Gnistan |
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IF Gnistan |
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KuPS |
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IF Gnistan |
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KuPS |
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IF Gnistan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 36 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 31 | DDWDL |
| 3 |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 28 | WLLWW |
| 4 |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28 | DLWWW |
| 5 |
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17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | DWWLL |
| 6 |
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17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 27 | LDLLD |
| 7 |
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17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | DWWWL |
| 8 |
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17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 | WLWLL |
| 9 |
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17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 22 | LDLWW |
| 10 |
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17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -16 | 15 | DLWDW |
| 11 |
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17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 14 | DWLLL |
| 12 |
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17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | -27 | 5 | LLLLD |
| FC Inter Turku |
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IF Gnistan |
| AC Oulu |
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IF Gnistan |
| 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 |
| KuPS |
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VPS Vaasa |
| Sabah |
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KuPS |
| SJK |
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KuPS |
| KuPS |
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Vardar |
| Vardar |
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KuPS |
| HJK |
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KuPS |
| IF Gnistan |
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IFK Mariehamn |
| IF Gnistan |
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VPS Vaasa |
| IF Gnistan |
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FC Lahti |
| IF Gnistan |
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SJK |
| IF Gnistan |
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FF Jaro |
| IF Gnistan |
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FC Inter Turku |
| SJK |
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KuPS |
| HJK |
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KuPS |
| TPS Turku |
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KuPS |
| VPS Vaasa |
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KuPS |
| IFK Mariehamn |
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KuPS |
| AC Oulu |
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KuPS |
| Goals scored | 2.1 |
| Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| Time first goal scored | 23 |
| Time first goal conceded | 39 |
| Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.6 |
| Biggest victory | 5-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
| Goals scored | 1.8 |
| Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| Time first goal scored | 43 |
| Time first goal conceded | 45 |
| Yellow cards | 1.6 |
| Red cards | 0.3 |
| Subs used | 4.4 |
| Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
| Adeleke Akinyemi | 10 |
| Joakim Latonen | 5 |
| Marcelo Costa | 2 |
| Ayo Obileye | 2 |
| Danny Pérez | 2 |
| Jaime Moreno | 10 |
| Bob Nii Armah | 7 |
| Petteri Pennanen | 5 |
| Piotr Parzyszek | 4 |
| Otto Ruoppi | 4 |
| 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 |
| KuPS |
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Sabah |
| IF Gnistan |
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KuPS |
| KuPS |
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TPS Turku |
| FC Lahti |
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KuPS |
| KuPS |
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IFK Mariehamn |
| FC Inter Turku |
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KuPS |
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