Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: EIF (1st, 48 pts) held a 27-point advantage over KPV (5th, 21 pts). On recent form KPV sat only 21st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 5.4/9 for KPV and 1.73/0.82 for EIF (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.58.
KPV had been beaten in five straight games. Momentum sat with EIF, winners of their last four, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: KPV 0/15, EIF 13/15.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — KPV 2, draws 1, EIF 1, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Kokkolan Keskuskenttä in Kokkola staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. KPV led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.