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HIFK vs KPV Kokkola Prediction & Betting tips
HIFK and KPV face at Sonera Stadium, in a match for the 19th day of Veikkausliiga. The two teams tied (1‑1), on 20‑05-2019, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 games. Despite being a match between 9th and 11th of the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 2nd classified in home games and the 12th as a visitor.
HIFK :
The home team is currently in the 9th position, with 22 points won, after 5 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out against IFK Mariehamn by (1‑3). In the last game, they tied out against KuPS Kuopio by (1‑1). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he conquered 15 points, against only 7 in his away matches. In its last 9 home games for the championship the HIFK won 4, drew 3 and lost 2, so it conquered 15 points in 27 possible. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 1-0 (5 in 9 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of their last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he suffered 7 of his 19 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
The HIFK comes for this match after a 1-1 draw against KuPS, making it their third consecutive game without a victory in this Finnish league: Sharza scored the team’s only goal. Despite this series, it should be taken into account that the premises currently occupy the lower part of the classification table. Coach Tor Thodesen Pinto should benefit the movement of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right flank. Erikson Carlos is the most prominent of the team, being the best gunner of the HIFK, with 4 goals scored. All equipment is available for this game.
KPV :
The visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 13 points won, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home against KuPS Kuopio by (2‑1). In the last match, he lost out against FC Lahti by (1‑0). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he won 8 points, against only 5 in his away matches. For the championship, the KPV conquered 5 points in 27 possible, after 1 victory, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 9 games played as a visitor. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of their last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 18 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback.
The KPV is not motivated for this match, after a 1-0 defeat against Lahti, which added the third defeat in the last four games in this competition. In the previous game, the visiting club had defeated the KuPS 2-1. In this match against HIFK, coach Jani Uotinen is expected to favor a low block, an organized defense and attacks through rapid transitions: Banza and Ishmael Yartey should form the team’s wings. For this match, the coach cannot count on Helmke number 10, due to a suspension.
HIFK vs KPV Kokkola head to head matches
20.05.19 VEI KPV Kokkola HIFK 1 : 1
20.10.18 YKK HIFK KPV Kokkola 2 : 1
11.08.18 YKK KPV Kokkola HIFK 2 : 2
13.06.18 YKK HIFK KPV Kokkola 2 : 0
16.04.15 CUP KPV Kokkola HIFK 0 : 2 (0 : 0)