Finland - VeikkausliigaData current as of 18 July 2026

Oulu vs KuPS: match statistics

Oulu crest
Oulu
2 : 0half-time 1:0
KuPS crest
KuPS

Oulu vs KuPS: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Oulu play KuPS in Veikkausliiga (Finland). The match date is 2 May 2026 at 18:00. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Oulu: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. KuPS: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Oulu scores 1.25 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. KuPS scores 1.81 and concedes 0.94. League average: 2.69 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Oulu 44%, KuPS 63%. Over 2.5: Oulu 44%, KuPS 44%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

KuPS has higher xG: 1.88 vs 1.28. Oulu: 11.1 shots per match, KuPS: 16.1.

Match halves

Oulu: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.81. KuPS: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.81.

Goals by minute

Oulu: 61-75 (6 goals). KuPS: 31-45+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Veikkausliiga: 2.69 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 0-1-2. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 67%.

Match description

I forecast a KuPS (2) win due to superiority in attack and current form. KuPS have 3 wins and 2 draws in their last 5 matches, scoring 9 and conceding 5, while Oulu have 2 wins and 3 losses with a 6–7 record; this translates to 2.2 points per game for KuPS versus 1.2 for Oulu. Away, KuPS average 2.0 goals with 5.5 shots on target and a 20% conversion rate, whereas Oulu at home average 1.0 goal, 2.0 shots on target and a 9% conversion, so the visitors both create and convert more chances. Average xG corroborates the visitors’ advantage: KuPS have away xG 1.43 versus Oulu’s home xG 1.19, and although Oulu have recorded 100% clean sheets at home and an average of 0.0 goals conceded, an xG against of 1.09 suggests that defensive numbers may be influenced by luck. Considering superior efficiency (20% vs 9%), higher shots on target, greater xG and better recent results, I assign KuPS a higher probability of victory, with a moderate risk of a draw.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

32Possession (%)68
OuluKuPS
9Shots8
OuluKuPS
6Shots on target0
OuluKuPS
1.2xG1.14
OuluKuPS
7Corners9
OuluKuPS
29Dangerous attacks86
OuluKuPS
11Fouls13
OuluKuPS
1Cards4
OuluKuPS

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.

1.25Goals scored / match1.81
OuluKuPS
1.25Goals conceded / match0.94
OuluKuPS
47%Average possession58%
OuluKuPS
3.81Shots on target / match6
OuluKuPS

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.06Shots per match16.06
OuluKuPS
3.81Shots on target6
OuluKuPS
11.3%Shot conversion11.3%
OuluKuPS
47%Possession58%
OuluKuPS
1.28xG for1.88
OuluKuPS
1.35xG against1.14
OuluKuPS

Shooting quality

Oulu: BalancedKuPS: Dominant
OuluKuPS
Accuracy (shots on target)34%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.30

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 225% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Oulu · 2.6 pts / match - KuPS

Oulu
WLDLL
Season result split
50% W13% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-6
1.63 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
KuPS
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
56% W38% R6% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-1
2.06 pts / match · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-1
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.15Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 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 45% better for: goals scored per match.

1.25 goals / match - Oulu · 1.81 goals / match - KuPS

KuPS is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Oulu · 0.94 goals / match - KuPS

Oulu scoring profile: strong

Oulu scores in 75% of matches (12 of 16 matches), while KuPS keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 matches).

KuPS scoring profile: very strong

KuPS scores in 88% of matches (14 of 16 matches), while Oulu keeps a clean sheet in 38% (6 of 16 matches).

20Goals scored (season)29
OuluKuPS
20Goals conceded (season)15
OuluKuPS
2.5Average goals in match2.75
OuluKuPS
4Goals scored (last 5)13
OuluKuPS
12Goals conceded (last 5)5
OuluKuPS

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal88%
OuluKuPS
31%2 goals50%
OuluKuPS
6%3 goals31%
OuluKuPS
6%4 goals13%
OuluKuPS

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal69%
OuluKuPS
31%2 goals19%
OuluKuPS
19%3 goals6%
OuluKuPS
6%4 goals0%
OuluKuPS

* 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

19%BTTS at half-time25%
OuluKuPS
6%BTTS in both halves6%
OuluKuPS
19%Scored in both halves31%
OuluKuPS

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS31%
OuluKuPS
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
OuluKuPS
60%BTTS - last 560%
OuluKuPS

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
OuluKuPS
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
OuluKuPS
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
OuluKuPS

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
OuluKuPS
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
OuluKuPS
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
OuluKuPS

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 52% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.19 pts / match - Oulu · 1.81 pts / match - KuPS

Oulu - half-time state
25% leading44% draw31% trailing
KuPS - half-time state
50% leading31% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.19Points per match (1st half)1.81
OuluKuPS
0.44Goals scored (1st half)1
OuluKuPS
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
OuluKuPS
1.19Average goals (1st half)1.44
OuluKuPS
56%Clean sheet before half-time56%
OuluKuPS
63%No goal before half-time38%
OuluKuPS

After half-time (2nd half)

1.69Points per match (2nd half)1.56
OuluKuPS
0.81Goals scored (2nd half)0.81
OuluKuPS
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
OuluKuPS
1.31Average goals (2nd half)1.31
OuluKuPS
63%Clean sheet after half-time56%
OuluKuPS
44%No goal after half-time44%
OuluKuPS

Oulu - second-half results

44% W38% R19% P
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

KuPS - second-half results

38% W44% R19% P
29
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.81
PPG before half-time
Lead holding112%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Oulu - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.41.0
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-6-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
KuPS - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.60
Goals scored / match1.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match2.01.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+6+2
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

KuPS
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
10
3
31-45
4
3
46-60
3
3
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
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

Oulu

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
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.
+2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.83
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%

KuPS

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.74
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.
-4.9 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.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
160%
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.
+0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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

OuluLigaKuPS
Average goals in match 2.502.69 2.75
Both teams scored 44%52% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%47% 44%
Clean sheets 38%27% 31%
Goal before half-time 63%75% 81%
Goal after half-time 69%78% 75%

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

2.69
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+38%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+27%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Oulu 0 - 1 - 2 KuPS. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

Kuopion Palloseura
3 : 2
AC Oulu
AC Oulu
2 : 2
Kuopion Palloseura
Kuopion Palloseura
1 : 0
AC Oulu

FAQ

What was the result of Oulu vs KuPS?

The Veikkausliiga match finished Oulu 2:0 KuPS. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Oulu won 0, KuPS won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Oulu vs KuPS?

Oulu score 1.25 goals per game on average and KuPS 1.81. The Veikkausliiga average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Oulu's matches and 63% of KuPS's.

What form are Oulu and KuPS in?

Over the last 5 games Oulu have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and KuPS 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Oulu 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.