Finland - VeikkausliigaData current as of 16 July 2026

KuPS vs Oulu: match statistics

KuPS crest
KuPS
3 : 2half-time 1:1
Oulu crest
Oulu

KuPS vs Oulu: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

KuPS play Oulu in Veikkausliiga (Finland). The match date is 22 April 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

KuPS: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Oulu: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

KuPS scores 1.80 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Oulu scores 1.33 and concedes 1.20. League average: 2.70 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: KuPS 67%, Oulu 47%. Over 2.5: KuPS 47%, Oulu 47%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

KuPS has higher xG: 1.87 vs 1.31. KuPS: 16.0 shots per match, Oulu: 11.2.

Match halves

KuPS: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.87. Oulu: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.87.

Goals by minute

KuPS: 31-45+ (9 goals). Oulu: 61-75 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Veikkausliiga: 2.70 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 1-1-1. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 33%.

Match description

I back KuPS to win (1) based on home advantage and superiority in chance creation. KuPS are unbeaten at home with 100% wins, averaging 26 shots per match, 10 on target, 71% possession and home xG of 3.03. Despite this, KuPS score only 1 goal per game on average with a 4% conversion rate and have conceded 8 goals in the last 5 matches, which weakens their defensive credibility (1.4 points per game in that period). Oulu away are top of the table (position 1), averaging 3 goals on the road with 14.5 shots and 5 shots on target and a high 21% conversion; in the last 5 games they have 9 goals and 1.8 points per game. Considering KuPS’s dominance in creating chances (xG 3.03, 26 shots) and Oulu’s efficiency (21% conversion, 3 away goals), I assess the probabilities as 55% for KuPS, 25% draw and 20% for Oulu.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
KuPSOulu
12Shots12
KuPSOulu
6Shots on target4
KuPSOulu
1.49xG1.35
KuPSOulu
4Corners3
KuPSOulu
42Dangerous attacks43
KuPSOulu
13Fouls8
KuPSOulu
0Cards0
KuPSOulu

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.8Goals scored / match1.33
KuPSOulu
1Goals conceded / match1.2
KuPSOulu
58%Average possession47%
KuPSOulu
5.73Shots on target / match4
KuPSOulu

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16Shots per match11.2
KuPSOulu
5.73Shots on target4
KuPSOulu
11.3%Shot conversion11.9%
KuPSOulu
58%Possession47%
KuPSOulu
1.87xG for1.31
KuPSOulu
1.14xG against1.36
KuPSOulu

Shooting quality

KuPS: DominantOulu: Balanced
KuPSOulu
Accuracy (shots on target)36%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

KuPS is 120% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - KuPS · 1 pts / match - Oulu

KuPS
DDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
53% W40% R7% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-6-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-0
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
DWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.89Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Oulu
DWLDL
Season result split
53% W13% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-5
1.73 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

KuPS is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

1.8 goals / match - KuPS · 1.33 goals / match - Oulu

KuPS is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - KuPS · 1.2 goals / match - Oulu

KuPS scoring profile: very strong

KuPS scores in 87% of matches (13 of 15 matches), while Oulu keeps a clean sheet in 40% (6 of 15 matches).

Oulu scoring profile: very strong

Oulu scores in 80% of matches (12 of 15 matches), while KuPS keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

27Goals scored (season)20
KuPSOulu
15Goals conceded (season)18
KuPSOulu
2.8Average goals in match2.53
KuPSOulu
12Goals scored (last 5)4
KuPSOulu
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
KuPSOulu

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal80%
KuPSOulu
47%2 goals33%
KuPSOulu
33%3 goals7%
KuPSOulu
13%4 goals7%
KuPSOulu

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal60%
KuPSOulu
20%2 goals27%
KuPSOulu
7%3 goals20%
KuPSOulu
0%4 goals7%
KuPSOulu

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time20%
KuPSOulu
7%BTTS in both halves7%
KuPSOulu
33%Scored in both halves20%
KuPSOulu

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
KuPSOulu
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
KuPSOulu
80%BTTS - last 560%
KuPSOulu

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
KuPSOulu
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
KuPSOulu
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
KuPSOulu

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
KuPSOulu
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
KuPSOulu
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
KuPSOulu

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

KuPS is 36% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.73 pts / match - KuPS · 1.27 pts / match - Oulu

KuPS - half-time state
47% leading33% draw20% trailing
Oulu - half-time state
27% leading47% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.73Points per match (1st half)1.27
KuPSOulu
0.93Goals scored (1st half)0.47
KuPSOulu
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.73
KuPSOulu
1.4Average goals (1st half)1.2
KuPSOulu
53%Clean sheet before half-time60%
KuPSOulu
40%No goal before half-time60%
KuPSOulu

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per match (2nd half)1.8
KuPSOulu
0.87Goals scored (2nd half)0.87
KuPSOulu
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
KuPSOulu
1.4Average goals (2nd half)1.33
KuPSOulu
53%Clean sheet after half-time67%
KuPSOulu
40%No goal after half-time40%
KuPSOulu

KuPS - second-half results

40% W40% R20% P
26
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Oulu - second-half results

47% W40% R13% P
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding196%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

KuPS - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.60
Goals scored / match1.21.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Oulu - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-5-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

KuPS
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
2
1
16-30
9
3
31-45
4
3
46-60
3
3
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Oulu
ScoredConceded
1
5
0-15
3
1
16-30
3
5
31-45
3
2
46-60
6
3
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

KuPS

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Oulu

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.73
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Veikkausliiga).

Teams vs league

KuPSLigaOulu
Average goals in match 2.802.70 2.53
Both teams scored 67%52% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%48% 47%
Clean sheets 27%27% 40%
Goal before half-time 80%74% 60%
Goal after half-time 80%79% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.70
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+43%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defence advantage
+30%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): KuPS 1 - 1 - 1 Oulu. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

AC Oulu
2 : 0
Kuopion Palloseura
AC Oulu
2 : 2
Kuopion Palloseura
Kuopion Palloseura
1 : 0
AC Oulu

FAQ

What was the result of KuPS vs Oulu?

The Veikkausliiga match finished KuPS 3:2 Oulu. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between KuPS and Oulu?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches KuPS won 1, Oulu won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before KuPS vs Oulu?

KuPS score 1.80 goals per game on average and Oulu 1.33. The Veikkausliiga average is 2.70 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 67% of KuPS's matches and 47% of Oulu's.

What form are KuPS and Oulu in?

Over the last 5 games KuPS have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Oulu 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for KuPS vs Oulu?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.