KUOPIO. KuPS and HIFK didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. KuPS was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Savon Sanomat Areena stadium in Kuopio on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Antti Munukka who was helped by Turkka Valjakka and Juuso Mantere. The 4th official was Jani Laaksonen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0 degrees Celsius or 31.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
KuPS had a superior ball possession 58% while HIFK was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
KuPS was more aggressive with 99 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough KuPS to win the match.
KuPS shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, HIFK shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
KuPS received 1 yellow card (U. Nissila). Talking about the opposition, HIFK received 3 yellow cards (, M. Hing-Glover and K. Kamara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, KuPS will have 56 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, HIFK will have 35 points to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Veikkausliiga, KuPS will play away with SJK on the 27th of October with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of KuPS (7 draws).
HIFK will play away agasint HJK on the 27th of October with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of HJK (6 draws).
KuPS – Formation
KuPS started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Simo Valakari decided to play with the following team: Johannes Kreidl, Taneli Hämäläinen, Diogo Tomas, Paulo Ricardo, Henry Uzochokwu, Anton Popovitch, Jordan Sebban, Daniel Carrillo, Urho Nissilä, Tim Väyrynen and Santeri Haarala.
The home team had on the bench: Macdonald Ngwa Niba, Jānis Ikaunieks, Aniekpeno Udoh, Arttu Heinonen, Axel Vidjeskog, Miika Töyräs and Felipe Aspegren.
Substitutions
KuPS made 3 changes: H. Uzochokwu for F. Aspegren (66′), S. Haarala for J. Ikaunieks (66′) and T. Vayrynen for A. Udoh (75′).
HIFK – Formation
HIFK started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Joaquín Gómez played with: Calum Ward, Macario Hing-Glover, Matej Hradecky, Aldayr Hernandez, Felipe Saez, Jusif Ali, Juanan Entrena, Jani Bäckman, Jake Dunwoody, Kei Kamara and Keaton Isaksson.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Markus Uusitalo, Aatu Kujanpaa, Jean Mabinda and Mosawer Ahadi.
Substitutions
HIFK made 2 changes: J. Entrena for A. Kujanpaa (71′) and J. Ali for M. Ahadi (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Veikkausliiga.