Match Report
Haka went into the game 6th in the table on 1 points; Oulu sat 3rd on 9 — an 8-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Haka: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Haka were scoring 0.6 and conceding 1.4, Oulu 1 and 1, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Haka's winless run stood at 10, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 6 for Haka, 3 for Oulu and 0 drawn, at 2.89 goals per meeting. Goals have risen lately: 3.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.89 across the full history.
The venue was Tehtaan kenttä in Valkeakoski, with room for 3,516 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Oulu: Niklas Jokelainen (55')