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Veikkausliiga · Championship Group - 28 October 18, 2026 14:00 Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio
KuPS
#1 · 43 pts
2 – 0
Final score
VPS
#6 · 33 pts
Jaime Moreno 11' (pen.)
Bob Nii Armah (ast. Jaime Moreno) 34'
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave KuPS a 42% win probability (draw 42%, VPS 15%). The final result was KuPS 2–0 VPS. In 5 previous meetings, KuPS have won 2 times, with 2 draws and 1 wins for VPS.

Match statistics
10
Total shots
8
4
Shots on target
2
1.69
Actual xG
0.84
2
Saves
2
42%
Possession
58%
1
Corners
5
9
Tackles
12
2
🟨 Yellow cards
3
Match Events
Arttu Lötjönen
3'
⚽Jaime Moreno (pen.)
11'
24'
Casper Holmelund
⚽Bob Nii Armah · ast. Jaime Moreno
34'
45'
Wilson Samake / Xavier Odhiambo ↕
45'
Henri Salomaa / Casper Holmelund ↕
49'
Jayden Turfkruier
↕ Petteri Pennanen / Saikou Touray
66'
66'
Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi / Antti-Ville Raisanen ↕
↕ Samuel Pasanen / Gustav Engvall
66'
66'
Simon Lindholm / Joonas Vahtera ↕
↕ Bob Nii Armah / Julius Eskesen
72'
↕ Jaime Moreno / Piotr Parzyszek
72'
Valentin Gasc
77'
83'
Dren terrnava / Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan ↕
↕ Saku Savolainen / Akseli Puukko
84'
88'
Dren terrnava
Pre-match prediction
42.24%
KuPS ←
42.32%
X
15.45%
VPS
we assigned to the actual result (KuPS) 42.24% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
KuPS
0.64
1.69
+1.05
VPS
0.30
0.84
+0.54
KuPS dominated by xG (1.69 vs 0.84). The final result reflects the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Lahti Lahti 27 39
1 Mariehamn Mariehamn 10 16
1 KuPS KuPS 22 43
1 Inter Turku Inter Turku 29 55
2 FF Jaro FF Jaro 11 16
2 HJK Helsinki HJK Helsinki 29 52
2 Inter Turku Inter Turku 22 42
2 Ilves Ilves 27 38
3 Ilves Ilves 5 13
3 Turku PS Turku PS 27 32
3 HJK Helsinki HJK Helsinki 22 37
3 KuPS KuPS 29 52
4 SJK SJK 27 27
4 AC Oulu AC Oulu 29 43
4 AC Oulu AC Oulu 5 9
4 Gnistan Gnistan 22 36
5 FF Jaro FF Jaro 27 21
5 SJK SJK 5 8
5 Gnistan Gnistan 29 42
5 AC Oulu AC Oulu 22 34
6 Lahti Lahti 5 7
6 VPS VPS 22 33
6 VPS VPS 29 39
6 Mariehamn Mariehamn 27 19
7 Lahti Lahti 22 32
7 Kooteepee Kooteepee 7 7
8 Turku PS Turku PS 22 31
8 Turku PS Turku PS 7 7
9 VPS VPS 5 6
9 Ilves Ilves 22 25
10 PK-35 PK-35 1 1
10 SJK SJK 22 19
11 Haka Haka 5 1
11 FF Jaro FF Jaro 22 15
12 Mariehamn Mariehamn 22 14
Lineups
KuPS KuPS 4-2-3-1
1 J. Kreidl J. Kreidl G 6.94
25 C. Antwi C. Antwi D 6.77
23 A. Lötjönen A. Lötjönen D 6.25
33 T. Hämäläinen T. Hämäläinen D 7.02
6 S. Savolainen S. Savolainen 84' D 6.67
14 S. Pasanen S. Pasanen 66' M 6.81
10 V. Gasc V. Gasc M 6.33
24 B. Armah B. Armah 1 ⚽ 72' M 7.91
8 P. Pennanen P. Pennanen 66' M 6.31
21 J. Luyeye-Lutumba J. Luyeye-Lutumba M 6.43
11 J. Moreno J. Moreno 1 ⚽ 1 👟 72' F 7.70
Bench
15 A. Aiki A. Aiki F 0.00
29 Akseli Puukko Akseli Puukko 6' D 6.47
9 G. Engvall G. Engvall 24' F 6.64
12 H. Riihimäki H. Riihimäki G 0.00
34 J. Eskesen J. Eskesen 18' M 6.06
20 P. Parzyszek P. Parzyszek 18' F 6.65
22 Saikou Touray Saikou Touray 24' M 6.47
3 S. Heiskanen S. Heiskanen M 0.00
16 T. Jyry T. Jyry M 0.00
VPS VPS 3-4-1-2
41 M. Jalloh M. Jalloh G 6.36
23 M. Niemi M. Niemi D 6.68
6 E. Okereke E. Okereke D 6.74
2 L. Mane L. Mane D 6.61
7 J. Turfkruier J. Turfkruier M 5.74
8 Paulo Jorge Barros Pimentel Lima Paulo Jorge Barros Pimentel Lima M 5.68
34 A. Räisänen A. Räisänen 66' M 6.47
27 K. Kouassivi-Benissan K. Kouassivi-Benissan 83' M 6.10
30 J. Vahtera J. Vahtera 66' M 6.34
9 C. Holmelund C. Holmelund 45' F 6.34
20 X. Odhiambo X. Odhiambo 45' F 6.13
Bench
1 A. Piispa A. Piispa G 0.00
17 Dren Tërrnava Dren Tërrnava 7' M 5.91
25 Henri Salomaa Henri Salomaa 45' F 6.18
11 J. Muzinga J. Muzinga F 0.00
13 Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi 24' F 6.44
3 Razak Simpson Razak Simpson M 0.00
14 S. Lindholm S. Lindholm 24' M 6.04
29 W. Samaké W. Samaké 45' F 6.17
24 Y. Daoussi Y. Daoussi D 0.00
Best on the pitch
B. Armah
B. Armah
M · KuPS
7.91
1 ⚽
1 shots · 27 pass
J. Moreno
J. Moreno
F · KuPS
7.70
1 ⚽ 1 👟
1 shots · 31 pass
T. Hämäläinen
T. Hämäläinen
D · KuPS
7.02
· 54 pass
J. Kreidl
J. Kreidl
G · KuPS
6.94
· 63 pass
S. Pasanen
S. Pasanen
M · KuPS
6.81
· 43 pass
C. Antwi
C. Antwi
D · KuPS
6.77
1 shots · 65 pass
KuPS KuPS — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
J. Kreidl G 90 6.94 — — 0 63 49% 0 — —
C. Antwi D 90 6.77 — — 1 65 51% 1 — —
A. Lötjönen D 90 6.25 — — 0 73 63% 1 1 —
T. Hämäläinen D 90 7.02 — — 0 54 44% 1 — —
S. Savolainen D 84 6.67 — — 0 52 41% 1 — —
S. Pasanen M 66 6.81 — — 0 43 39% 1 — —
V. Gasc M 90 6.33 — — 1 47 34% 1 1 —
B. Armah M 72 7.91 1 — 1 27 21% 2 — —
P. Pennanen M 66 6.31 — — 3 31 26% 0 — —
J. Luyeye-Lutumba M 90 6.43 — — 2 23 18% 0 — —
J. Moreno F 72 7.70 1 1 1 31 22% 1 — —
Akseli Puukko D 6 6.47 — — 0 3 1% 0 — —
G. Engvall F 24 6.64 — — 0 7 5% 0 — —
J. Eskesen M 18 6.06 — — 0 6 3% 0 — —
P. Parzyszek F 18 6.65 — — 1 4 2% 0 — —
Saikou Touray M 24 6.47 — — 0 13 11% 0 — —
VPS VPS — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
M. Jalloh G 90 6.36 — — 0 31 24% 0 — —
M. Niemi D 90 6.68 — — 1 68 58% 2 — —
E. Okereke D 90 6.74 — — 1 64 55% 0 — —
L. Mane D 90 6.61 — — 0 52 47% 0 — —
J. Turfkruier M 90 5.74 — — 0 58 41% 3 1 —
Paulo Jorge Barros Pimentel Lima M 90 5.68 — — 1 45 31% 1 — —
A. Räisänen M 66 6.47 — — 0 23 20% 1 — —
K. Kouassivi-Benissan M 83 6.10 — — 0 43 31% 4 — —
J. Vahtera M 66 6.34 — — 2 20 17% 0 — —
C. Holmelund F 45 6.34 — — 0 6 3% 0 1 —
X. Odhiambo F 45 6.13 — — 0 11 8% 0 — —
Dren Tërrnava M 7 5.91 — — 1 9 7% 0 1 —
Henri Salomaa F 45 6.18 — — 0 10 7% 0 — —
Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi F 24 6.44 — — 1 9 5% 0 — —
S. Lindholm M 24 6.04 — — 0 10 7% 1 — —
W. Samaké F 45 6.17 — — 1 8 7% 0 — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of KuPS vs VPS?
The final score was KuPS 2–0 VPS.
What did the model predict before KuPS vs VPS?
The model assigned 42% probability to a KuPS win, 42% to a draw, and 15% to an VPS win.