Match Report
The table gap was wide: 30 points between EPS (3rd, 32 pts) and GrIFK (3rd, 2 pts). GrIFK had been under-performing their position — 51st on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, EPS were scoring 2.17 and conceding 1.44, GrIFK 1 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded GrIFK for 6 matches.
Across 5 recorded meetings, EPS have 2 wins to GrIFK's 3, with 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Espoonlahden tekonurmi 2 (capacity 1,000). GrIFK led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
EPS: Simo Laine (88') · GrIFK: Ahmed Aethe (6'), Tejan Deen (71'), Samuel Tuuva (80')
Key stats
Possession: EPS 55% · GrIFK 45% · Total shots: 20-12 · On target: 7-9 · Corners: 7-4