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KPV Kokkola vs VPS Prediction & Betting tips
KPV and VPS Vaasa meet at OmaSP Stadion, in a match for the 14th round of the Veikkausliiga. The two teams tied (2-2), on 04-20-2019, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since the Vaasa VPS presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
KPV:
After 1 win, 4 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 7 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Ilves, by (4-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against RoPS Rovaniemi, by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 17 suffered. In the last 6 home league matches KPV has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses, so they have won 2 points out of 18 possible.
For this competition, he does not win in his stadium 6 games ago. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 13 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The KPV comes to this game after a draw, to zero, in the displacement to the RoPS stadium. The local team opts to play in a 5-2-3, in which the three most advanced players are Banza, Roiha and Makela. Acting at home, we believe that the KPV will adopt a more offensive stance, with the aim of trying to score the first goal of the game. Mannstrom and Heiermann can play in the most central area of the terrain. The latter is responsible for leading the attacks of his team.
VPS Vaasa:
After 7 draws and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 7 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Inter Turku, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Ilves, by (1-2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 24 suffered. For the championship, Vasa Vaasa won 4 points out of 18 possible points, after 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 6 matches as a visitor.
For this competition, he did not win any of the last 13 games. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in all of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 12 of the last 19 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 13 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.
The VPS comes to this game after a draw away from home, to zero, in the displacement to the Lahti stadium. The visiting team usually plays in 4-3-3, favoring a slower and more organized style of play, preferring to attack through the central zone. In this match, the three most advanced players will be Alanko, Morrissey and Ebwelle, with Lahde, Strandvall and Hakkinen in the middle zone. The coach must have all the players at his disposal.
KPV Kokkola vs VPS head to head matches
20.04.19 VEI VPS KPV Kokkola 2 : 2
16.02.19 CUP VPS KPV Kokkola 0 : 1
10.02.18 CUP VPS KPV Kokkola 3 : 3
30.01.10 CF VPS KPV Kokkola 4 : 1
24.07.05 YKK VPS KPV Kokkola 2 : 0