Finland - VeikkausliigaData current as of 13 August 2026

Lahti vs KuPS: match statistics

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Lahti vs KuPS: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lahti play KuPS in Veikkausliiga (Finland). The match date is 16 August 2026.

Current form

Lahti: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. KuPS: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lahti scores 1.16 and concedes 0.84 goals per match. KuPS scores 1.79 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.58 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lahti 37%, KuPS 63%. Over 2.5: Lahti 26%, KuPS 42%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

KuPS has higher xG: 1.84 vs 1.44. Lahti: 12.7 shots per match, KuPS: 15.7.

Match halves

Lahti: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.47. KuPS: half-time lead 58%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Lahti: 0-15 (5 goals). KuPS: 31-45+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Veikkausliiga: 2.58 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.73)
(3.48)
(2.39)

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.

1.16Goals scored / match1.79
LahtiKuPS
0.84Goals conceded / match0.89
LahtiKuPS
55%Average possession57%
LahtiKuPS
4.05Shots on target / match6
LahtiKuPS

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.68Shots per match15.68
LahtiKuPS
4.05Shots on target6
LahtiKuPS
9.1%Shot conversion11.4%
LahtiKuPS
55%Possession57%
LahtiKuPS
1.44xG for1.84
LahtiKuPS
1.25xG against1.23
LahtiKuPS

Shooting quality

Lahti: BalancedKuPS: Dominant
LahtiKuPS
Accuracy (shots on target)32%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.30

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 30% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Lahti · 2.6 pts / match - KuPS

Lahti
WWLWD
Season result split
37% W26% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-7
1.37 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
KuPS
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
58% W37% R5% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-7-1
2.11 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-1
Last 5 away
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 2.08Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 54% better for: goals scored per match.

1.16 goals / match - Lahti · 1.79 goals / match - KuPS

Lahti is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.84 goals / match - Lahti · 0.89 goals / match - KuPS

Lahti scoring profile: strong

Lahti scores in 68% of matches (13 of 19 matches), while KuPS keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 matches).

KuPS scoring profile: very strong

KuPS scores in 89% of matches (17 of 19 matches), while Lahti keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).

22Goals scored (season)34
LahtiKuPS
16Goals conceded (season)17
LahtiKuPS
2Average goals in match2.68
LahtiKuPS
6Goals scored (last 5)11
LahtiKuPS
1Goals conceded (last 5)2
LahtiKuPS

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal89%
LahtiKuPS
32%2 goals47%
LahtiKuPS
5%3 goals32%
LahtiKuPS
5%4 goals11%
LahtiKuPS

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal68%
LahtiKuPS
21%2 goals16%
LahtiKuPS
5%3 goals5%
LahtiKuPS
0%4 goals0%
LahtiKuPS

* 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

16%BTTS at half-time21%
LahtiKuPS
5%BTTS in both halves5%
LahtiKuPS
26%Scored in both halves26%
LahtiKuPS

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
LahtiKuPS
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
LahtiKuPS
0%BTTS - last 540%
LahtiKuPS

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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time84%
LahtiKuPS
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
LahtiKuPS
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
LahtiKuPS

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
LahtiKuPS
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
LahtiKuPS
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
LahtiKuPS

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 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.53 pts / match - Lahti · 2 pts / match - KuPS

Lahti - half-time state
37% leading42% draw21% trailing
KuPS - half-time state
58% leading26% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.53Points per match (1st half)2
LahtiKuPS
0.68Goals scored (1st half)1.11
LahtiKuPS
0.37Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
LahtiKuPS
1.05Average goals (1st half)1.47
LahtiKuPS
68%Clean sheet before half-time63%
LahtiKuPS
47%No goal before half-time32%
LahtiKuPS

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per match (2nd half)1.37
LahtiKuPS
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
LahtiKuPS
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
LahtiKuPS
0.95Average goals (2nd half)1.21
LahtiKuPS
63%Clean sheet after half-time53%
LahtiKuPS
58%No goal after half-time53%
LahtiKuPS

Lahti - second-half results

26% W47% R26% P
29
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

KuPS - second-half results

32% W42% R26% P
38
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 58% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lahti - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.20
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.0
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
KuPS - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.00
Goals scored / match1.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal0%80%
Goal difference+8+1
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 8

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

KuPS
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
5
1
16-30
10
3
31-45
4
3
46-60
3
4
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - 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

2.34
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Lahti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
5% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
5%

KuPS

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
164%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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

LahtiLigaKuPS
Average goals in match 2.002.58 2.68
Both teams scored 37%49% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 26%46% 42%
Clean sheets 42%29% 32%
Goal before half-time 68%76% 84%
Goal after half-time 63%75% 74%

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

2.58
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Lahti 0 - 0 - 1 KuPS. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Lahti and KuPS play?

Lahti face KuPS on 16 August 2026 in Veikkausliiga. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Lahti vs KuPS?

Lahti score 1.16 goals per game on average and KuPS 1.79. The Veikkausliiga average is 2.58 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Lahti's matches and 63% of KuPS's.

What form are Lahti and KuPS in?

Over the last 5 games Lahti have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and KuPS 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

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.