Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Åland United W (2nd, 28 pts) and KuPS W (2nd, 13 pts). KuPS W had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.77 goals per team per game, Åland United W ran at 2.93 scored and 1.36 conceded, KuPS W at 1.5 and 0.67.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for KuPS W, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 3 Åland United W wins, 11 for KuPS W, 1 draw, at 3.87 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%. Recent editions have opened up: 4.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.87 historically.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
KuPS W: Selja Leiwo (52'), Gentjana Rochi (70')