📏 Form Guide

KuPS

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KuPS, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-3 Veikkausliiga victory versus Ilves.

For KuPS, the goals were scored by Petteri Pennanen (12'), Jaime Moreno (43') and Bob Nii Armah (57'). Teemu Hytönen (90') scored for Ilves.

It’s been seldom in recent games that KuPS have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that KuPS have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 7 goals on the way.

Ahead of this clash, KuPS have not been beaten in their last 4 home league matches.

IF Gnistan

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga action, IF Gnistan and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

The only player to score from IF Gnistan was Sergei Eremenko (10'). Tuomas Kaukua (17'), Julius Körkkö (35', 81') and Rasmus Karjalainen (53', 69') scored for AC Oulu.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 clashes featuring IF Gnistan, a minimum of three goals have been hit. The average number of goals per game in that time is 3.67, with the average number of goals for IF Gnistan being 1. We will have to see if that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Going into this one, IF Gnistan have not won away from home in their last 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

A quick look at past results between these clubs going back to 19/05/2024 tells us that these fixtures have not been kind to IF Gnistan. They have not managed to get any wins at all whereas KuPS have remained in the ascendancy, beating them in 67% of those games where they have faced each other.

A combined total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 16 of them for Keltamusta and 5 coming from IF Gnistan. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

ℹ️ Team News: KuPS

The KuPS manager Miika Nuutinen does not have any fitness concerns at all coming into this match thanks to a completely healthy squad to pick from.

🗞️ Team News: IF Gnistan

With a completely injury-free squad available to select from, the IF Gnistan manager Jussi Leppälahti doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game.

🔮 Prediction

We feel that in this game, IF Gnistan are capable enough to put one past this KuPS team, although it may not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

Our selection here is for both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for KuPS at the end of the match. Could easily see this go either way.

Renata Leite, 09:11 08/04/2026