Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: KuPS (1st, 43 pts) held a 42-point advantage over Gnistan (4th, 1 pts). Recent form told a different story for KuPS: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Gnistan 1 scored and 1 conceded per game, KuPS 1.73 and 1.05, with the league averaging 1.28.
8 meetings are on record — 0 won by Gnistan, 6 by KuPS, 2 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture.
With 85 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, P. Simani was the man in the middle. Mustapekka Areena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,100. Half-time and full-time told different stories: KuPS led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Gnistan: Bogdan Milovanov (48') · KuPS: Piotr Parzyszek (39')
Key stats
Possession: Gnistan 35% · KuPS 65% · Total shots: 13-17 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 6-5