Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: KuPS (1st, 23 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Haka (6th, 1 pts). Recent form told a different story for Haka: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. In league terms the two rates read 2.3/1.1 for KuPS and 0.6/1.4 for Haka (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.65.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — KuPS 3, draws 3, Haka 1, at 2.57 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won.
Savon Sanomat Areena in Kuopio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,300. KuPS led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
KuPS: Agon Sadiku (11'), Mohamed Toure (31'), Mohamed Toure (59') · Haka: Danila Bulgakov (51'), James Akintunde (77')