Finland - VeikkausliigaData current as of 08 September 2026

VPS vs Oulu: match statistics

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VPS vs Oulu: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

VPS play Oulu in Veikkausliiga (Finland). The match date is 8 September 2026.

Current form

VPS: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Oulu: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

VPS scores 1.32 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Oulu scores 1.14 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.58 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: VPS 55%, Oulu 41%. Over 2.5: VPS 41%, Oulu 36%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

VPS has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.24. VPS: 12.1 shots per match, Oulu: 10.6.

Match halves

VPS: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.59. Oulu: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.73.

Goals by minute

VPS: 31-45+ (7 goals). Oulu: 61-75 (7 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, 5 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-3. Average goals 3.80, BTTS 60%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.05)
(3.30)
(3.40)

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.

1.32Goals scored / match1.14
VPSOulu
1Goals conceded / match1.14
VPSOulu
48%Average possession47%
VPSOulu
4.82Shots on target / match3.68
VPSOulu

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.09Shots per match10.55
VPSOulu
4.82Shots on target3.68
VPSOulu
10.9%Shot conversion10.8%
VPSOulu
48%Possession47%
VPSOulu
1.48xG for1.24
VPSOulu
1.34xG against1.38
VPSOulu

Shooting quality

VPS: BalancedOulu: Balanced
VPSOulu
Accuracy (shots on target)40%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.31

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.

Oulu is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - VPS · 1.4 pts / match - Oulu

VPS
LWLWL
Season result split
41% W27% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-7
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-3
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Oulu
WLLWD
Season result split
45% W18% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-4-8
1.55 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-5
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.91Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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 16% better for: goals scored per match.

1.32 goals / match - VPS · 1.14 goals / match - Oulu

VPS is 14% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - VPS · 1.14 goals / match - Oulu

VPS scoring profile: strong

VPS scores in 73% of matches (16 of 22 matches), while Oulu keeps a clean sheet in 41% (9 of 22 matches).

Oulu scoring profile: very strong

Oulu scores in 73% of matches (16 of 22 matches), while VPS keeps a clean sheet in 27% (6 of 22 matches).

29Goals scored (season)25
VPSOulu
22Goals conceded (season)25
VPSOulu
2.32Average goals in match2.27
VPSOulu
5Goals scored (last 5)4
VPSOulu
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
VPSOulu

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal73%
VPSOulu
27%2 goals27%
VPSOulu
18%3 goals5%
VPSOulu
9%4 goals5%
VPSOulu

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal59%
VPSOulu
18%2 goals27%
VPSOulu
9%3 goals18%
VPSOulu
0%4 goals5%
VPSOulu

* 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

18%BTTS at half-time14%
VPSOulu
0%BTTS in both halves5%
VPSOulu
14%Scored in both halves14%
VPSOulu

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
VPSOulu
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
VPSOulu
40%BTTS - last 520%
VPSOulu

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

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
VPSOulu
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
VPSOulu
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
VPSOulu

2nd half

64%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
VPSOulu
32%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
VPSOulu
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
VPSOulu

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 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.41 pts / match - VPS · 1.14 pts / match - Oulu

VPS - half-time state
36% leading32% draw32% trailing
Oulu - half-time state
23% leading45% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.41Points per match (1st half)1.14
VPSOulu
0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.41
VPSOulu
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
VPSOulu
1.36Average goals (1st half)1.05
VPSOulu
50%Clean sheet before half-time59%
VPSOulu
55%No goal before half-time68%
VPSOulu

After half-time (2nd half)

1.41Points per match (2nd half)1.73
VPSOulu
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
VPSOulu
0.36Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
VPSOulu
0.95Average goals (2nd half)1.23
VPSOulu
68%Clean sheet after half-time68%
VPSOulu
59%No goal after half-time45%
VPSOulu

VPS - second-half results

32% W45% R23% P
31
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Oulu - second-half results

45% W36% R18% P
25
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding196%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

VPS - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.2
Average goals in match1.60.6
1 goal100%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Oulu - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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
6
3
0-15
3
5
16-30
7
6
31-45
3
1
46-60
6
5
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Oulu
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
4
1
16-30
4
7
31-45
4
3
46-60
7
5
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). 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

2.30
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+66%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 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.
+0.14
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.
-8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
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.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Oulu

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% 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

VPSLigaOulu
Average goals in match 2.322.58 2.27
Both teams scored 55%49% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 41%46% 36%
Clean sheets 27%29% 41%
Goal before half-time 77%73% 59%
Goal after half-time 64%75% 68%

^ 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
1.45
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): VPS 2 - 0 - 3 Oulu. Average goals 3.80, both teams scored in 60% matches.

VPS
5 : 1
Oulu
Oulu
1 : 0
VPS
AC Oulu
2 : 0
Vaasan Palloseura
AC Oulu
2 : 1
Vaasan Palloseura
Vaasan Palloseura
4 : 3
AC Oulu

FAQ

When do VPS and Oulu play?

VPS face Oulu on 8 September 2026 in Veikkausliiga. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

In the last 5 head-to-head matches VPS won 2, Oulu won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.80 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before VPS vs Oulu?

VPS score 1.32 goals per game on average and Oulu 1.14. The Veikkausliiga average is 2.58 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 55% of VPS's matches and 41% of Oulu's.

What form are VPS and Oulu in?

Over the last 5 games VPS have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Oulu 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for VPS vs Oulu: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.