Match Report
2nd against 1st, but level on points: KuPS W and Åland United W both had 9. KuPS W had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, KuPS W were scoring 1.75 and conceding 1, Åland United W 2.25 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.74 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for KuPS W — three in succession.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — KuPS W 11, draws 1, Åland United W 2, at 3.86 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 79% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 64%.
Väre Areena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,543. J. Kaur officiated: 28 games logged, averaging 0.9 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
KuPS W: Gentjana Rochi (15') · Åland United W: Jennifer Vetter (43'), Monica Hagström (76'), Monica Hagström (84')
Key stats
Possession: KuPS W 61% · Åland United W 39% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 3-10 · Corners: 5-2