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Peter Green - May 22, 2022
HIFK vs KuPS
Finland – Veikkausliiga
Date: Monday, 23 May 2022
Kick-off at 16:00 UK / 17:00 CET
Venue: Bolt Arena.
The battle between top and bottom sides of Veikkausliiga is set as Helsinki IFK play host to the table leading KuPS. Both these sides will lock horns at Bolt Arena this Monday.
KuPS are at top flight in Veikkausliiga with 22 points from 8 games. They won 7 times in the league while having drawn once and never suffered a defeat. They have scored 16 goals in total while conceding only 5 which shows how profound are their defense and offense lineups.
The visitors will come into the encounter following on from a 3-0 league win over Oulu in their most recent match. A series of resolute showings by the KuPS defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to just 3 from their past 6 clashes combined.
On the other hand, HIFK resides at the rock bottom closing the 12th position on the table with a mere 3 points. Of the 7 matches played, they won none while drawn thrice and lost on 4 other occasions. They have an awful front and back line, netting only 6 times while conceding 13 which is the worst so far.
Helsinki IFK go into this match following on from a 2-2 league tied result against Inter Turku. They have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in all of their previous 6 matches, giving up 11 goals during the process.
Helsinki IFK have not won at home in their last 6 league matches. They haven’t even registered their first win this season even after playing 7 games. The hosts haven’t beaten KuPS in games played at home for the previous 5 matches in the league.
Meanwhile, KuPS remain unbeaten against this foe since their last 12 h2h fixtures. But their last 2 h2hs have ended on goal-less draw. They have been impressive this season and remain as the only side to not get defeated so far.
By the looks of things, expect a victory for toppers KuPS this Monday.
