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TPS vs KuPS Prediction & Betting tips
TPS Turku and KuPS Kuopio meet at Paavo Nurmi Stadion, in a match for the 12th round of the Veikkausliiga. There is only record of 2 recent direct confrontations between these two teams: on 05-10-2014, which ended with KuPS Kuopio’s victory by (1-0), and on 06-18-2014, which ended with a draw by ( 1-1).
TPS Turku:
After 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 12 th position, with 6 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Ilves by (2-0), after in the previous match they have tied (0-0) at home, against Honka Espoo. For the league, TPS Turku won 2 points out of 15 possible points, after 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 home matches.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 home matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 2 of their last 10 matches for the Veikkausliiga, of these 2 they reached the halftime lead in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 10 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
The TPS is going through a very difficult moment of the season and at this moment it has registered seven consecutive matches without winning. In the last game for the championship the locals lost in the field of Ilves, by 2-0. Without great surprises, the local set occupies the last position of the qualifying table. In this game against his fans, coach Mika Laurikainen must line up in the usual 4-2-3-1, with Valakari being responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. However, Aaritalo is the best finalist of the TPS, with 3 goals scored. It is important to underline that the TPS did not score any goals in the five matches played in their stadium. Everything indicates that the local coach can not count on Hradecky, a player recovering from injury.
KuPS :
After 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 20 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against VPS Vaasa, by (0-2). In the last match, they lost in a home match against PS Kemi, by (2-3). For the league, KuPS Kuopio won 12 points out of 18 possible points, after 4 wins and 2 losses in the last 6 matches they played against. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 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. This is a team that scores only few times and was only able to open the scoring in 3 of its last 12 matches for the Veikkausliiga, of these 3 reached the break in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 12 matches in this competition, suffered the first goal 9 times, but got the comeback in 4.
The KuPS leaves for this party demotivated, fruit of the defeat in house against the Kemi, by 2-3, placing a final point to the two victories followed in this competition. Despite the snub in the last game, the visitors managed to stay in the top three of the leaderboard. In this match, coach Jani Honkavaara must play in 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks. It is important to note that the KuPS presents competition in the air game, defensive set-pieces and finishing. Rasmus Karjalainen is still the best finisher of the team, with 10 goals scored. Everything indicates that there are no important absences for this game.
TPS vs KuPS head to head matches
05.10.14 VEI KuPS TPS 1 : 0
18.06.14 VEI TPS KuPS 1 : 1
26.05.14 VEI TPS KuPS 0 : 3
13.09.13 VEI KuPS TPS 1 : 1
27.06.13 VEI TPS KuPS 0 : 0
