On Thursday, the first match of the 23rd round of the Finnish Jkkosliiga will take place, in which the local TPS will host YIPPO from Joensuu in Turku. We present to your attention the forecast for this match.
TPS
TPS is in the current 4th place in the championship standings, 4 points behind the play-off zone. In the last five matches, he won only once, coping at home with "KYAPA" (5:3). It happened between away draws with SalPa (0:0) and SIC-2 (1:1). In the last round, at the end of August, the black-and-whites lost to PK-35 in their native walls (1:2).
YIPPO
YIPPO is currently on the third line in the League standings. He has 2 more points scored than TPS. The gap from the leader now stands at 8 points. After a home victory over TPS (2:0), Mikko Hallikainen's team lost to Mikkelin Palloilyat (2:4) and PK-35 (0:1) in two more meetings on their own field. Then there was a guest defeat from "KyAp" (1:2) and a home victory over KTP (3:2).
Statistics and figures
- TPS has won only 1 match out of the last five, losing twice;
- In three of the last five matches of the TPS, the "Total less than 2.5 goals" bet was held;
- TPS has lost only 2 matches out of the last eight at home, winning 5 times;
- In the four head-to-head matches played between TPS and YIPPO, the bet was "At least one team will not score + Total less than 2.5 goals";
- YIPPO has a 10-match scoreless streak (6 wins + 4 losses);
- In three of the last four YIPPO matches, the bet was "Both teams will score + Total more than 2.5 goals";
- YIPPO has an 8-match unbeaten away streak (4 wins + 4 losses).
Forecast
Both teams did not show the best results before leaving for a week and a half break. During this time, the teams had to tighten up the game defensively. There is less and less time until the end of the season, so the importance of scoring points is becoming more serious.
