Finland - VeikkausliigaData current as of 06 September 2026

VPS vs Gnistan: match statistics

VPS crest
VPS
1 : 1half-time 1:0
Gnistan crest
Gnistan

VPS vs Gnistan: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

VPS played Gnistan in Veikkausliiga (Finland). The match was played on 9 May 2026. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

VPS: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Gnistan: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

VPS scores 0.80 and concedes 0.60 goals per match. Gnistan scores 0.80 and concedes 2.00. League average: 2.19 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: VPS 20%, Gnistan 40%. Over 2.5: VPS 20%, Gnistan 40%. League level: BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 33%.

xG, shots and style

VPS has higher xG: 1.43 vs 0.92. VPS: 12.0 shots per match, Gnistan: 7.8.

Match halves

VPS: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.00. Gnistan: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.40.

Goals by minute

VPS: 16-30 (2 goals). Gnistan: 61-75 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Veikkausliiga: 2.19 goals per match, BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 33%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

I predict a home win for VPS. VPS has won 4 of their last 5 matches and scored 24 goals in those five games, while Gnistan has won 2 of 5 and scored 5 goals. At home VPS averages 15 shots and 5 on target per match with an average xG of 1.69, whereas Gnistan away average 8 shots and 2.5 on target with xG 0.94, indicating a clear home advantage in creating quality chances. Defensively VPS concedes 1.0 goal on average at home and keeps clean sheets in 50% of matches, while Gnistan has 0% clean sheets and an average xG against of 2.13 versus the home 1.66, suggesting the visitors allow more dangerous situations. Additionally VPS averages 2.4 points per match over the last 5 fixtures versus Gnistan’s 1.4 points, therefore a home victory is the most likely scenario.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

VPS is in clear offensive form: in the last 5 matches they scored 24 goals (avg 4.8 per match) with last5 xG_for 2.16, indicating strong chance creation. Gnistan has 5 goals in their last 5 (avg 1.0) and last5 xG_for 1.05, however seasonally away they score only 0.5 goals per match and have a low shot conversion of 6%. Defensively Gnistan concedes many chances — xG_against_away = 2.13 and have conceded 10 goals on the road this season — while VPS concedes 2.67 goals per home match on the season, although in the last 5 VPS have conceded only 0.8 on average. BTTS stats are mixed: season BTTS VPS 33% vs Gnistan 50%, but in the last 5 it's 40% and 20% respectively, and in the league BTTS is 50% with 56% clean sheets. Considering VPS's offensive momentum (24 goals in 5 games) and Gnistan's defensive weaknesses (2.13 xG_against, 10 goals conceded this season), I assess the "Yes" scenario (BTTS - Yes / Goal/Goal) as more likely at 62% vs 38%.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

I estimate a total of approximately 2.80 goals in the match: home VPS ~1.71, away Gnistan ~1.09. VPS season xG is 0.91, while Gnistan concedes season xG of 2.13, which in a simple model yields 1.52 expected goals for the hosts; additionally, in the last 5 matches VPS has an average xG of 2.16 and has scored 24 goals (avg 4.8), so the forecast for VPS increases to ~1.71. For Gnistan, seasonal attacking xG is 0.94, and VPS seasonally concedes xG of 1.53 (simple model ~1.23), but considering the visitors’ last 5 matches (xG 1.05, 5 goals scored) I adjusted the away forecast to ~1.09. The sum 2.80 is above the 2.5 line, therefore Over 1.5 shows the strongest signal (77%), Over 2.5 has a moderate edge (53%), and Over 3.5 is less likely (31%). I recommend betting Over 1.5, because VPS’s high attacking form (24 goals in 5 matches and average xG 2.16) and Gnistan’s vulnerability to conceding (10 conceded in the season, 5 in the last 5) increase the likelihood of at least 2 goals in the match.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

The most likely scenario is 1/1 — VPS leads at the break and wins the match; I assess it at 55%. In the last 5 matches VPS led at half-time in 4 of 5 games (80%) and won 4 of 5 (80%), with an average half-time goals of 2.8 for VPS versus 0.2 for Gnistan. Seasonally VPS scores on average 1.0 goal per match versus 0.5 for Gnistan, and the home side’s finishing rate is 13% compared to 6% for the visitors; with similar xG (0.91 vs 0.94) this gives VPS an advantage in converting chances into goals. Gnistan has no wins this season (0% wins) and is often level at half-time (seasonal HT data shows 100% draws), so the visitors leading at the break is unlikely (5% overall). Therefore the distribution assigns 55% to 1/1, 12% to X/1 and 10% to X/X as realistic alternatives, 10% to 1/X and small shares to the remaining outcomes.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
VPSGnistan
8Shots7
VPSGnistan
3Shots on target3
VPSGnistan
1.06xG0.86
VPSGnistan
8Corners4
VPSGnistan
47Dangerous attacks28
VPSGnistan
13Fouls9
VPSGnistan
2Cards2
VPSGnistan

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.

0.8Goals scored / match0.8
VPSGnistan
0.6Goals conceded / match2
VPSGnistan
42%Average possession38%
VPSGnistan
4.4Shots on target / match2.4
VPSGnistan

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12Shots per match7.8
VPSGnistan
4.4Shots on target2.4
VPSGnistan
6.7%Shot conversion10.3%
VPSGnistan
42%Possession38%
VPSGnistan
1.43xG for0.92
VPSGnistan
1.39xG against1.77
VPSGnistan

Shooting quality

VPS: BalancedGnistan: Balanced
VPSGnistan
Accuracy (shots on target)37%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.180.33

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.

VPS is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - VPS · 0.8 pts / match - Gnistan

VPS
DDLWW
Season result split
40% W40% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
DW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Gnistan
LLLDW
Season result split
20% W20% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
LD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.92Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 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.

VPS is 233% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.6 goals / match - VPS · 2 goals / match - Gnistan

VPS scoring profile: mixed

VPS scores in 40% of matches (2 of 5 matches), while Gnistan keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 matches).

Gnistan scoring profile: mixed

Gnistan scores in 60% of matches (3 of 5 matches), while VPS keeps a clean sheet in 60% (3 of 5 matches).

4Goals scored (season)4
VPSGnistan
3Goals conceded (season)10
VPSGnistan
1.4Average goals in match2.8
VPSGnistan
4Goals scored (last 5)4
VPSGnistan
3Goals conceded (last 5)10
VPSGnistan

How often they score at least...

40%1 goal60%
VPSGnistan
20%2 goals20%
VPSGnistan
20%3 goals0%
VPSGnistan
0%4 goals0%
VPSGnistan

How often they concede at least...

40%1 goal80%
VPSGnistan
20%2 goals40%
VPSGnistan
0%3 goals40%
VPSGnistan
0%4 goals20%
VPSGnistan

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time20%
VPSGnistan
0%BTTS in both halves0%
VPSGnistan
0%Scored in both halves20%
VPSGnistan

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS20%
VPSGnistan
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
VPSGnistan
20%BTTS - last 540%
VPSGnistan

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

40%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
VPSGnistan
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
VPSGnistan
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
VPSGnistan

2nd half

40%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
VPSGnistan
20%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
VPSGnistan
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
VPSGnistan

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.

VPS is 80% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.8 pts / match - VPS · 1 pts / match - Gnistan

VPS - half-time state
40% leading60% draw0% trailing
Gnistan - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.8Points per match (1st half)1
VPSGnistan
0.8Goals scored (1st half)0.4
VPSGnistan
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
VPSGnistan
0.8Average goals (1st half)1
VPSGnistan
100%Clean sheet before half-time60%
VPSGnistan
60%No goal before half-time60%
VPSGnistan

After half-time (2nd half)

0.6Points per match (2nd half)0.8
VPSGnistan
0Goals scored (2nd half)0.4
VPSGnistan
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)1.4
VPSGnistan
0.6Average goals (2nd half)1.8
VPSGnistan
60%Clean sheet after half-time20%
VPSGnistan
100%No goal after half-time60%
VPSGnistan

VPS - second-half results

0% W60% R40% P
9
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Gnistan - second-half results

20% W20% R60% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

VPS - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match0.80.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal40%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference+4-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Gnistan - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

VPS
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
2
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
30%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
24%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
24%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

VPS

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.63
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.79
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
64%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.8
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Gnistan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.85
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
160%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

VPSLigaGnistan
Average goals in match 1.402.19 2.80
Both teams scored 20%44% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 20%33% 40%
Clean sheets 60%32% 20%
Goal before half-time 40%75% 60%
Goal after half-time 40%72% 100%

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

2.19
Average goals per match
44%
Both teams scored
33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
0.94
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. GnistanYellow cardAlexandro Craninx
  2. VPSGoalLuka Smyth
  3. GnistanSubstitutionOn: Juhani OjalaOff: Pakwo Abdoul Rachide Gnanou
  4. GnistanSubstitutionOn: Danny Marcos Pérez ValdezOff: Saku Ylätupa
  5. VPSSubstitutionOn: Joonas VahteraOff: Jonathan Muzinga
  6. GnistanSubstitutionOn: Vertti HänninenOff: Joakim Latonen
  7. VPSYellow cardJayden Turfkruier
  8. GnistanSubstitutionOn: Adam JouhiOff: Sergei Eremenko
  9. GnistanYellow cardVertti Hänninen
  10. VPSSubstitutionOn: Oluwaseyi OgunniyiOff: Simon Lindholm

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): VPS 0 - 2 - 0 Gnistan. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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Vaasan Palloseura
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FAQ

What was the result of VPS vs Gnistan?

The Veikkausliiga match finished VPS 1:1 Gnistan. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between VPS and Gnistan?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches VPS won 0, Gnistan won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before VPS vs Gnistan?

VPS score 0.80 goals per game on average and Gnistan 0.80. The Veikkausliiga average is 2.19 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 33% of games. Both teams score in 20% of VPS's matches and 40% of Gnistan's.

What form are VPS and Gnistan in?

Over the last 5 games VPS have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Gnistan 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for VPS vs Gnistan?

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.