Match Report
HJS Akatemia (4th, 31 pts) visited EPS (3rd, 32 pts) with 1 points between them. Recent form told a different story for HJS Akatemia: only 45th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.94 goals per team per game, EPS ran at 2.17 scored and 1.44 conceded, HJS Akatemia at 1.67 and 1.33.
Momentum sat with EPS, winners of their last seven, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Over the last five, EPS had taken 15 of 15 points to HJS Akatemia's 9.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by EPS, 1 by HJS Akatemia, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
E. Hietangkas took charge of the match — our records show 30 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. Espoonlahden tekonurmi 2 staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: EPS led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
EPS: Ruslan Haapalainen (32'), Aleksi Pinomaa (45'), Matias Ambasciano (64'), Preston Marshall (84') · HJS Akatemia: Valtteri Lindberg (36')
Key stats
Possession: EPS 53% · HJS Akatemia 47% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 13-5 · Corners: 7-2