IF Gnistan will be taking on away team VPS Vaasa at Markku.fi Areena in this Veikkausliiga match on Saturday.
View all of the IF Gnistan v VPS Vaasa predictions, poll and stats below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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IF Gnistan
WLWWWD
IF Gnistan go into this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Veikkausliiga draw versus FF Jaro.
The only scorer from IF Gnistan was Saku Ylätupa (14'). Rudi Vikström (51') scored for FF Jaro.
Over their prior six games, Jussi Leppälahti's IF Gnistan have celebrated scoring a total of 13 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match equal to 2.17.
Their previous form shows that IF Gnistan:
- are unbeaten in the league by VPS Vaasa in their previous 4 games.
- haven't won against VPS Vaasa in their last 3 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 league matches at home.
VPS Vaasa
DWLDWW
VPS Vaasa go into this clash after a 5-1 Veikkausliiga win vs AC Oulu in their previous fixture.
For VPS Vaasa, the goalscorers were Lassana Mané (32'), Jayden Turfkruier (36'), Antti-Ville Räisänen (38'), Martti Haukioja (63') and Olavi Keturi (83'). Kalifa Jatta (21') scored for AC Oulu.
The stats don’t lie, and VPS Vaasa have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 6 goals overall. At the back, VPS Vaasa have been far from perfect. That sort of trend might not be continued into this next game, however.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 20/04/2024 shows that IF Gnistan have won 2 of these games & VPS Vaasa 1, with the tally of draws standing at 3.
A total of 11 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 7 of them for IF Gnistan and 4 coming from Vepsi. The average goals per game has been 1.83.
The last league clash between the two was Veikkausliiga match day 6 on 09/05/2026 which finished with the scoreline of VPS Vaasa 1-1 IF Gnistan.
The referee was Juho Nieminen.
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Team News: IF Gnistan
Regarding absentees, there’s just the lone fitness concern for the IF Gnistan boss Jussi Leppälahti to be concerned with due to a largely intact set of players. Evgeniy Bashkirov (Knee surgery) won’t play.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, VPS Vaasa and IF Gnistan may both find scoring difficult here.
A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. That’s why we have predicted a very close game with a 0-0 scoreline at the end of the 90.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the 90 minute result market, victory for IF Gnistan is available for 2.5, backing a draw is 3.25 & staking on a victory for VPS Vaasa is 2.63. Those are the best market prices offered at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
06:01 27/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
IF Gnistan
Formed: 1924
Stadium: Markku.fi Areena (2,700)
Captain: Gabriel Europaeus
Chairman: Antti Uusitalo
Manager: Jussi Leppälahti
Competitions: Veikkausliiga position 5
🔑 Key Player: Adeleke Akinyemi
Mostly played in the Striker position, Adeleke Akinyemi was born in Lagos, Nigeria. After having made a senior debut playing for Start in the 2018 season, the gifted Forward has struck 5 league goals in the Veikkausliiga 2026 campaign to date in a total of 12 appearances.